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US 7,724,892 · App. 11/075,048 · Granted May 25, 2010

Method and apparatus for optimizing speakerphone performance based on tilt angle

Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,724,892
App. No.
11/075,048
Granted
May 25, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the present invention, a tilt sensor is used to determine the tilt angle of a speakerphone and the surface on which it rests. This information is used to optimize both the receive and transmit signals for the chosen tilt angle. The information can also be used to adjust performance of any beamformer(s) where the speakerphone incorporates a microphone array or loudspeaker array. In one embodiment, vibrational data is provided by the tilt sensor for enhancing the receive signal and acoustic echo cancellation.

Claims (9)

1. A method of optimizing speakerphone performance, comprising:

detecting the angle of tilt between said speakerphone and a surface on which said speakerphone rests;

adjusting at least one operational parameter in accordance with said angle of tilt so as to affect performance of said speakerphone; and

determining from said angle of tilt the vibrational response of the speakerphone and in response controlling at least one adaptive filter within said speakerphone to either linearise the loudspeaker response or enhance the performance of an acoustic echo canceller within said speakerphone.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said operational parameter is loudspeaker equalisation and volume adjustment.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said operational parameter is microphone equalisation and volume adjustment.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said operational parameter is acoustic echo canceller initial coefficients.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said operational parameter is beamforming coefficients for a microphone array.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said operational parameter is beamforming coefficients for a loudspeaker array.

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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2018
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2018
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To: MITEL US HOLDINGS, INC.; MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION; MITEL (DELAWARE), INC.; MITEL NETWORKS, INC.; MITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; MITEL BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2017
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Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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