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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Sandeep Kulakcherla, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alon Konchitsky, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alberto D Berstein, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sandeep Kulakcherla, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alon Konchitsky, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alberto D Berstein, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/02 (2006.01); G10L 11/04 (2006.01); G10L 19/14 (2006.01); G10L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a communication device and methods for generating enhanced audio signals. An audio signal comprising a speech signal and a noise signals is acquired at the communication device. A noise processor of the communication device detects a pitch estimation of the audio signal. Thereafter, the audio signal is processed based on the pitch estimation and processing parameters of the audio signals to remove noise signals and generate an enhanced audio signal.