IP Library Granted Patent US 9,251,803
Granted Patent B2
US 9,251,803 · App. 14/262,904 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Voice filtering method, apparatus and electronic equipment

Inventor: Mengchuan Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G10L21/0205
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Patent No.
US 9,251,803
App. No.
14/262,904
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a voice filtering method and apparatus and electronic equipment. The voice filtering method includes: determining a reference spectral characteristic to which a voice characteristic of a subscriber to be analyzed corresponds; and filtering an input sound signal according to the reference spectral characteristic. With the embodiments of the present invention, transmission effects of voices for different subscribers to be analyzed can be enhanced by using voice characteristics of the subscribers to be analyzed, so as to more efficiently transmit voice information.

Claims (41)

1. A voice filtering method, comprising:

determining a reference spectral characteristic to which a voice characteristic of a subscriber to be analyzed corresponds, said determining comprising

acquiring a voice signal of the subscriber to be analyzed;

spectrally analyzing the voice signal of the subscriber to be analyzed, so as to obtain a reference spectrum of the voice signal of the subscriber to be analyzed; and

extracting the reference spectral characteristic from the reference spectrum, the reference spectral characteristic comprising the number of order of a primary harmonic relative to a base frequency and an intensity of the primary harmonic; and

filtering an input sound signal according to the reference spectral characteristic.

2. A voice filtering method, comprising:

determining a reference spectral characteristic to which a voice characteristic of a subscriber to be analyzed corresponds; and

filtering an input sound signal according to the reference spectral characteristic, wherein the filtering an input sound signal according to the reference spectral characteristic comprises:

analyzing the input sound signal, so as to determine an input spectral characteristic corresponding to the input sound signal;

comparing the input spectral characteristic with the reference spectral characteristic;

selecting a gain corresponding to a result of the comparison; and

processing the input sound signal according to the gain.

3. The voice filtering method according to claim 2 , wherein the selecting a gain corresponding to the result of comparison comprises:

selecting a voice gain if the input spectral characteristic is identical to the reference spectral characteristic; and

selecting a noise gain if the input spectral characteristic is different from the reference spectral characteristic.

4. The voice filtering method according to claim 2 , wherein the processing the input sound signal according to the gain comprises:

delaying the input sound signal; and

adjusting the intensity of the delayed input sound signal by using the gain.

5. A voice filtering apparatus, comprising:

a first determining unit configured to determine a reference spectral characteristic to which a voice characteristic of a subscriber to be analyzed corresponds, said first determining unit including

a first voice acquiring unit configured to acquire a voice signal of the subscriber to be analyzed;

a first voice analyzing unit configured to spectrally analyze the voice signal of the subscriber to be analyzed, so as to obtain a reference spectrum of the voice signal of the subscriber to be analyzed; and

a first extracting unit configured to extract the reference spectral characteristic from the reference spectrum, the reference spectral characteristic comprising the number of order of a primary harmonic relative to a base frequency and an intensity of the primary harmonic; and

a filtering unit configured to filter an input sound signal according to the reference spectral characteristic.

6. The voice filtering apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the filtering unit comprises:

an input spectrum determining unit configured to analyze the input sound signal, so as to determine an input spectral characteristic corresponding to the input sound signal;

a comparing unit configured to compare the input spectral characteristic with the reference spectral characteristic;

a selecting unit configured to select a gain corresponding to a result of the comparison; and

a processing unit configured to process the input voice signal according to the gain.

7. The voice filtering apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein,

a voice gain is selected by the selecting unit if the input spectral characteristic is identical to the reference spectral characteristic; and

a noise gain is selected by the selecting unit if the input spectral characteristic is different from the reference spectral characteristic.

8. Electronic equipment, comprising the voice filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 7 .

9. The voice filtering apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processing unit comprises:

a delaying unit configured to delay the input sound signal; and

an adjusting unit configured to adjust the intensity of the delayed input sound signal by using the gain.

10. Electronic equipment, comprising the voice filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 9 .

11. Electronic equipment, comprising the voice filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 6 .

12. Electronic equipment, comprising the voice filtering apparatus as claimed claim 5 .

13. Electronic equipment, comprising the voice filtering apparatus as claimed in claim 5 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 038542/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2014
From: WANG, MENGCHUAN
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033074/0245 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 0414740 · Sep 12, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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