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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2019
Applicant:

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Charles B. Harmke, Huntley, IL (US);

Kurt S. Fienberg, Plantation, FL (US);

Daniel Grobe Sachs, Elmhurst, IL (US);

Assignee:

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/32 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/326 (2013.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); G10K 2210/30231 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02166 (2013.01); H04R 2410/01 (2013.01); H04R 2430/21 (2013.01); H04R 2430/23 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for beamforming audio signals received from a microphone array. One example embodiment provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a microphone array and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the microphone array. The electronic processor is configured to estimate an ambient noise level. The electronic processor is configured to compare the ambient noise level to a first threshold and a second threshold, the second threshold being lower than the first threshold. The electronic processor is configured to determine a beam pattern for the microphone array based on the comparison of the ambient noise level to the first threshold and the second threshold. The electronic processor is configured to apply the beam pattern to an audio signal received by the microphone array.


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