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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Amada, Ome Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Takeuchi, Machida Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device includes: receiving an audio signal comprising voice and background sound via a microphone; receiving a user's operation to set a loudness of the voice or the background sound; setting a balance between a first gain of the voice and a second gain of the background sound according to the user's operation; separating the input audio signal into a first signal of the voice and a second signal of the background sound; amplifying the first signal according to the first gain; amplifying the second signal according to the second gain; and outputting the first signal and the second signal at least partially overlapping each other via a speaker.