IP Library Granted Patent US 11,024,280
Granted Patent B2
US 11,024,280 · App. 16/880,662 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Signal processing apparatus, method, and program

Inventors: Tetsunori Itabashi (Kanagawa, JP); Kohei Asada (Kanagawa, JP); Shigetoshi Hayashi (Tokyo, JP); Kenichi Makino (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuma Yoshii (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G10K11/178G10L21/0208H04R1/1083G10K2210/1081G10K2210/3028G10K2210/511G10K2210/512
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Patent No.
US 11,024,280
App. No.
16/880,662
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal processing apparatus includes a signal processor configured to: generate a first noise reduction signal using an adaptive filter based on a signal output from a first input apparatus, and cause the generated first noise reduction signal to be output by a first output apparatus; and generate a second noise reduction signal using a feedback filter based on a signal output from a second input apparatus, and cause the generated second noise reduction signal to be output by a second output apparatus. The feedback filter has a fixed feedback coefficient. The first input apparatus is located at a first noise-cancellation target location in an environment, and the second input apparatus is located at a second noise-cancellation target location in the environment, which may be different from the first noise-cancellation target location.

Claims (41)

1. A vehicle having an interior, the vehicle comprising:

an object located in the interior;

a first microphone located in the interior;

a first speaker located in the interior and configured to reproduce a sound;

a second microphone located on the object;

a second speaker located on the object;

a control processing circuitry configured to perform operation and control processing for the vehicle;

a noise control circuitry configured to control a noise in the vehicle, the noise being different from the sound;

an input circuitry configured to enable a user to manipulate the control processing circuitry to control the noise control circuitry; and

an in-vehicle network configured to connect the control processing circuitry and the noise control circuitry,

wherein the noise control circuitry is configured to:

generate a first noise reduction signal using an adaptive filter on a basis of a signal output from the first microphone, the first noise reduction signal to be output by the first speaker, and

generate a second noise reduction signal using a fixed feedback filter having a fixed feedback coefficient on a basis of a signal output from the second microphone, the second noise reduction signal to be output by the second speaker, and

wherein the fixed filter coefficient is switched to another filter coefficient when a relative positional relationship between the second microphone and the second speaker is changed.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the object is a seat.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the second microphone and the second speaker are located on a seating surface of the seat.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the object is a headrest of the seat.

5. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the first microphone is located near the headrest.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first microphone is located on a ceiling of the interior.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the sound is music.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a power source; and

a sensor configured to detect a number of revolutions of the power source,

wherein

the first noise reduction signal targets a noise corresponding to the number of revolutions of the power source, and

the second noise reduction signal targets a noise corresponding to a movement performed by the vehicle using the power source.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein

the power source is an internal combustion engine or a motor, and

the noise corresponding to the movement is a road noise or a wind noise.

10. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the input circuitry includes a touch panel,

the input circuitry is further configured to set an operation mode of the noise control circuitry, and

the operation mode is set in accordance with a presence or an absence of a sound reproduction.

11. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

a location of the first microphone is a first noise-cancellation target location, and

a location of the second microphone is a second noise-cancellation target location different from the first noise-cancellation target location.

12. The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein

the first noise reduction signal targets a noise with a narrow frequency bandwidth, and

the second noise reduction signal targets a noise with a wide frequency bandwidth.

13. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the in-vehicle network is a controller area network (CAN).

14. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control processing circuitry is an electronic control unit (ECU).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: ITABASHI, TETSUNORI; ASADA, KOHEI; HAYASHI, SHIGETOSHI; MAKINO, KENICHI; YOSHII, KAZUMA
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055101/0096 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-203429 · Oct 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16340764
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