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US 10,062,393 · App. 15/607,124 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Method for recording sound of video-recorded object and mobile terminal

Inventor: Junteng Kang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
G10L21/028G10L25/57G11B27/031H03G3/32H03G5/005H03G5/16
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Patent No.
US 10,062,393
App. No.
15/607,124
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for recording sound of a video-recorded object and a mobile terminal, so as to reduce background noise in recorded sound of a video-recorded object, and improve quality of the recorded sound. The method in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: obtaining, by a mobile terminal by means of facial recognition, position information of the video-recorded object; and performing processing on recorded sound signals, so as to enhance signal intensity of a sound signal at a position of the video-recorded object, and attenuate signal intensity of a sound signal at another position, to obtain sound at the position of the video-recorded object.

Claims (47)

1. A method for recording sound of a video-recorded object, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a mobile terminal in an image recording process by means of facial recognition, position information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal;

converting, by the mobile terminal, the position information into beam configuration information, wherein the beam configuration information is an input parameter of a beamforming technology; and

performing, by the mobile terminal according to the beam configuration information, beamforming processing on recorded sound signals to enhance signal intensity of a sound signal at a position of the video-recorded object, and attenuate signal intensity of a sound signal at another position, to obtain sound at the position of the video-recorded object.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the position information comprises angle information and distance information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the beam configuration information comprises a sound source position angle, a beam direction, and a beam width; and

converting, by the mobile terminal, the position information into beam configuration information comprises:

converting, by the mobile terminal, the angle information of the video-recorded object relative to the terminal into the sound source position angle and the beam direction, and

converting, by the mobile terminal, the distance information of the video-recorded object relative to the terminal into the beam width, wherein a longer distance indicates a narrower beam width.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein:

the mobile terminal comprises at least two microphones; and

performing, by the mobile terminal according to the beam configuration information, beamforming processing on the recorded sound signals comprises:

adjusting, by the mobile terminal according to the beam configuration information, a parameter of a sound signal acquired by each microphone, so that after sound signals acquired by all the microphones in the mobile terminal are synthesized, only a sound signal at the position of the video-recorded object exits.

5. A mobile terminal, configured to record sound of a video-recorded object, the mobile terminal comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to:

obtain, in an image recording process by means of facial recognition, position information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal,

convert the position information into beam configuration information, wherein the beam configuration information is an input parameter of a beamforming technology; and

perform, according to the beam configuration information, beamforming processing on recorded sound signals to enhance signal intensity of a sound signal at a position of the video-recorded object, and attenuate signal intensity of a sound signal at another position, to obtain sound at the position of the video-recorded object.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the position information comprises angle information and distance information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , wherein:

the beam configuration information comprises a sound source position angle, a beam direction, and a beam width; and

the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to:

convert the angle information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal into the sound source position angle and the beam direction, and

convert the distance information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal into the beam width, wherein a longer distance indicates a narrower beam width.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , further comprising:

at least two microphones; and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to adjust, according to the beam configuration information, a parameter of a sound signal acquired by each microphone, so that after sound signals acquired by all the microphones in the mobile terminal are synthesized, only a sound signal at the position of the video-recorded object exits, and the sound at the position of the video-recorded object is obtained.

9. A mobile terminal, configured to record sound of a video-recorded object, the mobile terminal comprising:

a camera configured to:

obtain, in an image recording process by means of facial recognition, position information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal, and

transmit the obtained position information;

a microphone configured to record sound signals around the mobile terminal; and

a processor configured to:

receive the position information;

convert the position information into beam configuration information by invoking an operation instruction stored in the memory, where the beam configuration information is an input parameter of a beamforming technology; and

perform, according to the beam configuration information obtained through conversion, beamforming processing on the recorded sound signals to enhance signal intensity of a sound signal at a position of the video-recorded object, and attenuate signal intensity of a sound signal at another position, to obtain sound at the position of the video-recorded object.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the position information comprises angle information and distance information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 9 , wherein:

the beam configuration information comprises a sound source position angle, a beam direction, and a beam width; and

the processor is configured to:

convert the angle information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal in the position information into the sound source position angle and the beam direction, and

convert the distance information of the video-recorded object relative to the mobile terminal in the position information into the beam width, wherein a longer distance indicates a narrower beam width.

12. The mobile terminal according claim 9 , further comprising:

at least a second microphone; and

the processor is configured to adjust, according to the beam configuration information obtained through conversion, a parameter of a sound signal acquired by each microphone, so that after sound signals acquired by all the microphones in the mobile terminal are synthesized, only a sound signal at the position of the video-recorded object exits.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2017
From: KANG, JUNTENG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042962/0921 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2014092534 · Nov 28, 2014
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