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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Trausti Thormundsson, Irvine, CA (US);
Harry K. Lau, Norwalk, CA (US);
Yair Kerner, Kiryat Ono, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Conexant Systems, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for providing real-time calibration for two or more microphones. A calibrator for receiving a left microphone signal and a right microphone signal and generating phase difference data. A phase and amplitude correction system for receiving one of the left microphone signal or the right microphone signal the phase difference data and generating calibration data for a beamformer. The beamformer receiving the calibration data, the left microphone signal and the right microphone signal and generating a monaural beamformed signal.