Method for cancelling noise of audio signal and electronic device thereof
An apparatus and method for cancelling a noise of an audio signal in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to provide a voice call service with a counterpart electronic device, a memory configured to store one or more noise cancellation variables, and a processor configured to, when a call with the counterpart electronic device is configured through the communication module, select a noise cancellation variable corresponding to a reception signal strength from the memory and cancel an audio signal noise based on a noise cancellation variable corresponding to the reception signal.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a communication module;
an audio processing module;
a memory; and
a processor configured to:
establish a call with a counterpart electronic device using the communication module,
determine a strength of a reception signal,
determine a noise cancellation variable corresponding to the strength of the reception signal, and
control the audio processing module to cancel a noise of an audio signal based on the noise cancellation variable corresponding to the strength of the reception signal,
wherein the noise cancellation variable comprises at least one of:
a cutoff frequency of a high pass filter, or
a noise suppression level.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory is further configured to store at least one noise cancellation variable for different electric field strengths.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the noise cancellation variable further comprises an automatic gain control (AGC) level.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect an electric field strength corresponding to a transmission power level of the electronic device,
select a noise cancellation variable corresponding to the detected electric field strength from the memory, and
cancel the noise of the audio signal based on the noise cancellation variable corresponding to the detected electric field strength.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect an electric field strength corresponding to a quality of the reception signal,
select a noise cancellation variable corresponding to the detected electric field strength from the memory, and
cancel the noise of the audio signal based on the noise cancellation variable corresponding to the detected electric field strength.
6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the quality of the reception signal comprises at least one of:
a strength of a reception signal,
a bit error rate (BER),
a frame error rate (FER), and
a signal-to-noise ratio.
7. An electronic device comprising:
a communication module;
an audio processing module;
a memory; and
a processor configured to:
establish a call with a counterpart electronic device using the communication module,
determine an electric field strength of the electronic device,
determine a noise cancellation variable to correspond to the detected electric field strength, and
control the audio processing module to cancel a noise of an audio signal based on the noise cancellation variable corresponding to the detected electric field strength,
wherein the noise cancellation variable comprises at least one of:
a cutoff frequency of a high pass filter, or
a noise suppression level in response to a change in the electric field strength.
8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the noise cancellation variable further comprises an automatic gain control (AGC) level.
9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine an electric field strength of the electronic device based on a transmission power level or a quality of a reception signal of the electronic device.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the reception signal quality comprises at least one of:
the quality of the reception signal,
a bit error rate (BER),
a frame error rate (FER), and
a signal-to-noise ratio.
11. An operation method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
establishing a call with a counterpart electronic device using a communication module;
determining a strength of a reception signal;
determining a noise cancellation variable corresponding to the strength of the reception signal; and
cancelling a noise of an audio signal based on the noise cancellation variable corresponding to the strength of the reception signal,
wherein the noise cancellation variable comprises at least one of:
a cutoff frequency of a high pass filter, or
a noise suppression level.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the noise cancellation variable further comprises an automatic gain control (AGC) level.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining of the noise cancellation variable comprises:
detecting an electric field strength corresponding to a transmission power level of the electronic device, and
selecting a noise cancellation variable corresponding to the detected electric field strength from a memory of the electronic device.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining of the noise cancellation variable comprises:
detecting an electric field strength corresponding to a quality of the reception signal, and
selecting a noise cancellation variable corresponding to the electric field strength from a memory of the electronic device.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the quality of reception signal comprises at least one of:
a strength of a reception signal,
a bit error rate (BER),
a frame error rate (FER), and
a signal-to-noise ratio.
16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
detecting an electric field strength of the electronic device;
changing a noise cancellation variable to correspond to the detected electric field strength in response to a change in the electric field strength; and
cancelling a noise of an audio signal based on the noise cancellation variable corresponding to the detected electric field strength.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the detecting of the electric field strength comprises:
detecting an electric field strength of the electronic device based on a transmission power level or a quality of a reception signal of the electronic device.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
deactivating the noise cancellation if the detected electric field strength is greater than a reference value.