Noise cancellation using dynamic latency value
One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting audio being supplied across an electronic communication medium, wherein the audio comprises at least one noise other than a speaker; minimizing the at least one noise by dynamically adjusting a latency of the audio being supplied to a recipient, wherein the minimizing comprises adjusting the latency to a value allowing for a noise cancelling algorithm to minimize the at least one noise; and providing the audio having the minimized at least one noise to the recipient. Other aspects are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
detecting, by use of a sensor associated with an information handling device, audio being supplied across an electronic communication medium, wherein the audio comprises at least one noise other than a speaker;
minimizing the at least one noise by dynamically adjusting a latency of the audio being supplied to a recipient, wherein the minimizing comprises adjusting the latency to a value allowing for a noise cancelling algorithm to minimize the at least one noise, wherein the dynamically adjusting the latency comprises:
identifying a type of communication occurring across the electronic communication medium, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a time length of the at least one noise in the audio of the communication and establishing a maximum latency value threshold based upon the type of communication; and
adjusting the latency based upon the time length of the at least one noise and the maximum latency value threshold; and
providing the audio having the minimized at least one noise to the recipient.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the value of the latency is based upon the time length of the at least one noise.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the noise cancelling algorithm removes the at least one noise other than the user from the audio.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the value of the latency is based upon a source of the at least one noise.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamically adjusting comprises adjusting the latency to a value that is not increased above the maximum latency value associated with the type of communication.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing the audio comprises providing at least a portion of the audio during the minimizing of the at least one noise from at least another portion of the audio.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamically adjusting comprises adjusting the value of the latency dynamically during ongoing detection of the audio.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamically adjusting comprises adjusting the value of the latency to zero.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimizing occurs at a device selected from the group consisting of: a device associated with a person providing the audio, a device associated with the recipient, and a system device.
10. An information handling device, comprising:
at least one sensor;
a processor;
a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
detect audio being supplied across an electronic communication medium, wherein the audio comprises at least one noise other than a speaker;
minimize the at least one noise by dynamically adjusting a latency of the audio being supplied to a recipient, wherein to minimize comprises adjusting the latency to a value allowing for a noise cancelling algorithm to minimize the at least one noise, wherein the dynamically adjusting the latency comprises:
identifying a type of communication occurring across the electronic communication medium, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a time length of the at least one noise in the audio of the communication and establishing a maximum latency value threshold based upon the type of communication; and
adjusting the latency based upon the time length of the at least one noise and the maximum latency value threshold; and
provide the audio having the minimized at least one noise to the recipient.
11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the value of the latency is based upon the time length of the at least one noise.
12. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the noise cancelling algorithm removes the at least one noise other than the user from the audio.
13. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the value of the latency is based upon a source of the at least one noise.
14. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the dynamically adjusting comprising adjusting the latency to a value that is not increased above the maximum latency value associated with the type of communication.
15. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to provide the audio comprise instructions executable by the processor to provide at least a portion of the audio during the minimizing of the at least one noise from at least another portion of the audio.
16. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the dynamically adjusting comprises adjusting the value of the latency dynamically during ongoing detection of the audio.
17. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the dynamically adjusting comprises adjusting the value of the latency to zero.
18. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the noise cancelling algorithm comprises adding at least one another noise signal into the detected audio;
wherein the at least one another noise signal is a waveform that is opposite of the signal waveform of the at least one noise other than the user.
19. A product, comprising:
a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:
code that detects audio being supplied across an electronic communication medium, wherein the audio comprises at least one noise other than a speaker;
code that minimizes the at least one noise by dynamically adjusting a latency of the audio being supplied to a recipient, wherein the minimizing comprises adjusting the latency to a value allowing for a noise cancelling algorithm to minimize the at least one noise, wherein the code that dynamically adjusts the latency comprises code that:
identifies a type of communication occurring across the electronic communication medium, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a time length of the at least one noise in the audio of the communication and establishing a maximum latency value threshold based upon the type of communication; and
adjusts the latency based upon the time length of the at least one noise and the maximum latency value threshold; and
code that provides the audio having the minimized at least one noise to the recipient.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the noise cancelling algorithm comprises adding at least one another noise signal into the detected audio;
wherein the at least one another noise signal is a waveform that is opposite of the signal waveform of the at least one noise other than the user.