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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Byeonggeun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Mo Kang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sungrack Yun, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kyu Woong Hwang, Daejeon, KR;
Hye Jin Jang, Seoul, KR;
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A device to process an audio signal representing input sound includes a user voice verifier configured to generate a first indication based on whether the audio signal represents a user's voice. The device includes a speaking target detector configured to generate a second indication based on whether the audio signal represents at least one of a command or a question. The device includes an activation signal unit configured to selectively generate an activation signal based on the first indication and the second indication. The device also includes an automatic speech recognition engine configured to be activated, responsive to the activation signal, to process the audio signal.