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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2008
Applicant:
Pasi Ojala, Kirkkonummi, FI;
Inventor:
Pasi Ojala, Kirkkonummi, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/00 (2006.01); G10L 19/008 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for enhancing a multichannel audio signal comprising at least two channels configured to: estimate a value representing a direction of arrival associated with a first audio signal from at least a first channel and a second audio signal from at least a second channel of at least two channels of a multichannel audio signal; determine a scaling factor dependent on the direction of arrival associated with the first audio signal and the second audio signal; and apply the scaling factor to a parameter associated with a difference in audio signal levels between the first audio signal and the second audio sign.