Speech signal processing apparatus
View Patent ↗A speech signal processing apparatus includes a control signal output unit configured to receive as an input signal either one of a first speech signal corresponding to a sound uttered by a user and a second speech signal corresponding to a sound output from an eardrum of the user when the user utters a sound, and output a control signal corresponding to a noise level of the input signal, and a speech signal output unit configured to output either one of the first speech signal and the second speech signal according to the control signal.
1. A speech signal processing apparatus comprising:
a control signal output unit configured to receive as an input signal either one of a first speech signal corresponding to a sound uttered by a user and a second speech signal corresponding to a sound output from an eardrum of the user when the user utters a sound, and output a control signal corresponding to a noise level of the input signal; and
a speech signal output unit configured to output either one of the first speech signal and the second speech signal according to the control signal,
wherein the control signal output unit includes:
a noise-level calculation unit configured to calculate a noise level of the input signal; and
a control signal generation unit configured to
generate the control signal for allowing the speech signal output unit to output the second speech signal when the noise level is higher than a predetermined level, and
generate the control signal for allowing the speech signal output unit to output the first speech signal when the noise level is lower than the predetermined level, and
wherein the control signal generation unit includes:
a comparison unit configured to output a comparison signal corresponding to a comparison result each time the noise level and a predetermined level are compared; and
a generation unit configured to
generate the control signal for allowing the speech signal output unit to output the second speech signal when the comparison unit outputs, a predetermined number or more on a consecutive basis, the comparison signal indicating that the noise level is higher than the predetermined level, and
generate the control signal for allowing the speech signal output unit to output the first speech signal when the comparison unit does not output, the predetermined number or more on the consecutive basis, the comparison signal indicating that the noise level is higher than the predetermined level.
2. A speech signal processing apparatus comprising:
a control signal output unit configured to receive as an input signal either one of a first speech signal corresponding to a sound uttered by a user and a second speech signal corresponding to a sound output from an eardrum of the user when the user utters a sound, and output a control signal corresponding to a noise level of the input signal; and
a speech signal output unit configured to output either one of the first speech signal and the second speech signal according to the control signal,
wherein the control signal output unit includes:
a noise-level calculation unit configured to calculate a noise level of the input signal;
a minimum value calculation unit configured to calculate a minimum value of the noise level in a predetermined time period; and
a control signal generation unit configured to generate the control signal for allowing the speech signal output unit to output the second speech signal when the minimum value is higher than a predetermined value and generate the control signal for allowing the speech signal output unit to output the first speech signal when the minimum value is lower than the predetermined value.
3. A speech signal processing apparatus comprising:
a noise-level calculation unit configured to receive as an input signal either one of a first speech signal corresponding to a sound uttered by a user and a second speech signal corresponding to a sound output from an eardrum of the user when the user utters a sound, and calculate a noise level of the input signal;
a coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate such a first coefficient as to become smaller according to an increase of the noise level and such a second coefficient as to become greater according to the increase of the noise level; and
a speech signal output unit configured to output a sum of a product of the first coefficient and the first speech signal and a product of the second coefficient and the second speech signal.
4. A speech signal processing apparatus comprising:
a control signal output unit configured to output a control signal corresponding to an operation result of an operation unit configured to be operated so as to select either one of a first speech signal corresponding to a sound uttered by a user and a second speech signal corresponding to a sound output from an eardrum of the user when the user utters a sound; and
a speech signal output unit configured to output either one of the first speech signal and the second speech signal according to the control signal.