IP Library Granted Patent US 11,197,094
Granted Patent B2
US 11,197,094 · App. 17/029,923 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Noise reduction method and apparatus based on in-vehicle sound zones, and medium

Inventors: Tengfei Zhang (Beijing, CN); Long Zhang (Beijing, CN); Qie Yin (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H04R3/04B60R11/0247G10L15/08G10L21/0208H04R5/04G10L2015/088G10L2021/02082H04R2499/13
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Patent No.
US 11,197,094
App. No.
17/029,923
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a noise reduction method and apparatus based on in-vehicle sound zones and a medium. The method includes: determining, based on voice signals obtained by sound zones, a target sound zone to which a voice signal waking up a vehicle-mounted terminal belongs, in which each sound zone has a corresponding noise reduction module; and sending a noise reduction termination instruction to noise reduction modules of sound zones other than the target sound zone, in which the noise reduction termination instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to terminate noise reduction algorithms in a process of performing voice interaction for the target sound zone.

Claims (36)

1. A noise reduction method based on in-vehicle sound zones, comprising:

determining, based on voice signals obtained by sound zones, a target sound zone to which a voice signal waking up a vehicle-mounted terminal belongs, wherein each sound zone has a corresponding noise reduction module; and

sending a noise reduction termination instruction to noise reduction modules of sound zones other than the target sound zone, wherein the noise reduction termination instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to terminate noise reduction algorithms in a process of performing voice interaction for the target sound zone.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the voice signals obtained by the sound zones, the target sound zone to which the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal belongs comprises:

determining, based on the voice signals obtained by the sound zones, the target sound zone to which the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal belongs by adopting a sound zone decision algorithm.

3. The method of claim 1 , after determining the target sound zone, further comprising:

activating a speech recognition engine of the vehicle-mounted terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , after sending the noise reduction termination instruction to the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone, further comprising:

in response to failing to receive a voice signal from the target sound zone within a preset time period, sending a noise reduction resume instruction to the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone, wherein the noise reduction resume instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to restore the noise reduction algorithms.

5. The method of claim 1 , before determining the target sound zone, further comprising:

recognizing the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal.

6. A noise reduction apparatus based on in-vehicle sound zones, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine, based on voice signals obtained by sound zones, a target sound zone to which a voice signal waking up a vehicle-mounted terminal belongs, wherein each sound zone has a corresponding noise reduction module; and

send a noise reduction termination instruction to noise reduction modules of sound zones other than the target sound zone, wherein the noise reduction termination instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to terminate noise reduction algorithms in a process of performing voice interaction for the target sound zone.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine, based on the voice signals obtained by the sound zones, the target sound zone to which the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal belongs by adopting a sound zone decision algorithm.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

after the sound zone determination module determines the target sound zone, activate a speech recognition engine of the vehicle-mounted terminal.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

after sending the noise reduction termination instruction to the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone, in response to failing to receive a voice signal from the target sound zone within a preset time period, send a noise reduction resume instruction to the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone, wherein the noise reduction resume instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to restore the noise reduction algorithms.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

before the sound zone determination module determines the target sound zone, recognize the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer instruction stored thereon, wherein when the computer instruction is executed by a processor of a device, the processor is caused to perform a noise reduction method based on in-vehicle sound zones, comprising:

determining, based on voice signals obtained by sound zones, a target sound zone to which a voice signal waking up a vehicle-mounted terminal belongs, wherein each sound zone has a corresponding noise reduction module; and

sending a noise reduction termination instruction to noise reduction modules of sound zones other than the target sound zone, wherein the noise reduction termination instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to terminate noise reduction algorithms in a process of performing voice interaction for the target sound zone.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the determining, based on the voice signals obtained by the sound zones, the target sound zone to which the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal belongs comprises:

determining, based on the voice signals obtained by the sound zones, the target sound zone to which the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal belongs by adopting a sound zone decision algorithm.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein after determining the target sound zone, the method comprises:

activating a speech recognition engine of the vehicle-mounted terminal.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein after sending the noise reduction termination instruction to the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone, the method further comprises:

in response to failing to receive a voice signal from the target sound zone within a preset time period, sending a noise reduction resume instruction to the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone, wherein the noise reduction resume instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to restore the noise reduction algorithms.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein before determining the target sound zone, the method comprises:

recognizing the voice signal waking up the vehicle-mounted terminal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057789/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2020
From: ZHANG, TENGFEI; ZHANG, LONG; YIN, QIE
To: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053863/0042 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010188707.5 · Mar 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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