Sound input device
View Patent ↗A sound input device includes a differential microphone, configured to receive sound including noise, and generate a first signal in accordance with the sound; a detector, configured to detect the noise, and generate a second signal in accordance with the detected noise; and a controller, configured to control at least one of suppression of high-frequency components of the first signal and changing of a frequency band to be suppressed of the first signal based on the second signal.
1. A sound input device, comprising:
a differential microphone configured to receive sound including noise and generate a first signal in accordance with the sound;
a detector configured to detect the noise and generate a second signal in accordance with the detected noise; and
a controller configured to control at least one of suppression of high-frequency components of the first signal and changing of a frequency band to be suppressed of the first signal based on the second signal, wherein
the differential microphone includes:
a first microphone having a first vibrating membrane;
a second microphone having a second vibrating membrane; and
a differential signal generator configured to generate a differential signal indicative of a difference between a first voltage signal acquired by the first microphone and a second voltage signal acquired by the said second microphone, and
the detector includes:
a first unit, configured to give a delay for noise detection to the second voltage signal; and
a second unit, configured to generate the second signal based on a difference between the second voltage signal given the delay by the first unit and the first voltage signal.
2. The sound input device according to claim 1 , wherein the detector includes a generator configured to change a delay balance of the differential microphone to generate the second signal.
3. The sound input device according to claim 1 , wherein the detector generates the second signal by referencing the first signal.
4. The sound input device according to claim 1 , wherein the delay is set to a time period obtained by dividing a distance between centers of the first and second vibrating membranes by the velocity of sound.
5. A sound input device, comprising:
a differential microphone configured to receive sound including noise and generate a first signal in accordance with the sound;
a detector configured to detect the noise and generate a second signal in accordance with the detected noise;
a controller configured to control at least one of suppression of high-frequency components of the first signal and changing of a frequency band to be suppressed of the first signal based on the second signal,
a loudspeaker, configured to output sound information; and
a sound level controller, configured to control sound level of the loudspeaker based on the second signal.
6. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein the detector includes a generator configured to change a delay balance of the differential microphone to generate the second signal.
7. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein the detector generates the second signal by referencing the first signal.
8. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein
the differential microphone includes:
a first microphone having a first vibrating membrane;
a second microphone having a second vibrating membrane; and
a differential signal generator configured to generate a differential signal indicative of a difference between a first voltage signal acquired by the first microphone and a second voltage signal acquired by the second microphone, and
the detector includes:
a first unit, configured to give a delay for noise detection to the second voltage signal; and
a second unit, configured to generate the second signal based on a difference between the second voltage signal given the delay by the first unit and the first voltage signal.
9. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein the delay is set to a time period obtained by dividing a distance between centers of the first and second vibrating membranes by the velocity of sound.