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Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventor:

Hongyang Deng, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/20 (2006.01); H04R 3/02 (2006.01); G10L 21/02 (2013.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/175 (2006.01); H04B 3/23 (2006.01); H04M 9/08 (2006.01); G10L 21/0208 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/004 (2013.01); G10K 11/175 (2013.01); H04B 3/23 (2013.01); H04M 9/082 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02082 (2013.01);
Abstract

Features are disclosed for generating comfort noise that matches a frequency spectrum of original background noise. For example, a spectral shape of an estimated noise component can be determined. A frame of white noise can be modified based at least in part on the spectral shape of the noise component. The modified frame of white noise can be converted to a time-domain noise signal. The level of the time-domain noise signal can be adjusted to match an original level of the noise after noise reduction. Residual echo suppression can sometimes cause background noise to be eliminated, causing silence. The adjusted time-domain noise signal can be added after residual echo suppression to maintain continuity of background noise levels.


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