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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2008
Applicants:

Banu Gunel Hacihabiboglu, Surrey, GB;

Huseyin Hacihabiboglu, Surrey, GB;

Ahmet Kondoz, Surrey, GB;

Inventors:

Banu Gunel Hacihabiboglu, Surrey, GB;

Huseyin Hacihabiboglu, Surrey, GB;

Ahmet Kondoz, Surrey, GB;

Assignee:

The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 15/00 (2006.01); G10L 21/0272 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/0272 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 2225/43 (2013.01); H04S 2400/15 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of separating a mixture of acoustic signals from a plurality of sources comprises: providing pressure signals indicative of time-varying acoustic pressure in the mixture; defining a series of time windows; and for each time window: a) providing from the pressure signals a series of sample values of measured directional pressure gradient; b) identifying different frequency components of the pressure signals c) for each frequency component defining an associated direction; and d) from the frequency components and their associated directions generating a separated signal for one of the sources.


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