IP Library Granted Patent US 11,197,090
Granted Patent B2
US 11,197,090 · App. 16/991,690 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Dynamic wind noise compression tuning

Inventor: Erich Tisch (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
H04R1/2884G06F16/9017H04R1/222H04R2410/07
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Patent No.
US 11,197,090
App. No.
16/991,690
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image capture device with dynamic wind noise compression tuning techniques is described. A technique includes detecting of the presence of wind noise by measuring coherence between at least two microphones. For a compressor, adjusting a default compression threshold and default compression parameters based on the coherence measurements. For each microphone, applying by the compressor the adjusted compression parameters when an audio signal is above the adjusted compression threshold and applying the default compression parameters when the audio signal is below the adjusted compression threshold.

Claims (42)

1. An image capture device with dynamic wind noise compression tuning, the image capture device comprising:

at least two microphones;

a compressor configured to process audio signals;

a detector configured to detect the presence of wind noise by measuring coherence between the at least two microphones;

a configuration unit configured to adjust, for the compressor, a compression threshold and compression parameters based on the coherence measurements; and

the compressor configured to apply adjusted compression parameters when an audio signal for a microphone from the at least two microphones is above the adjusted compression threshold and apply default compression parameters when the audio signal is below the adjusted compression threshold.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the compression threshold is reduced to initiate compression at an earlier value relative to a default compression threshold setting.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein a gain parameter of the compressor is increased.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the default compression parameters produce the audio signal near or at a nominal level and the adjusted compression threshold and adjusted compression parameters maintain the audio signal near or at the nominal level in windy conditions.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the compression threshold is reduced to increase dynamic range compression as compared to dynamic range compression achieved using a default compression threshold.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein a coherence measurement is a value in a range of values where one end of the range indicates windy conditions and another end of the range indicates no wind noise conditions.

7. The device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a compression threshold look-up table (LUT) indexed by the coherence measurement.

8. The device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a compression parameters LUT indexed by the coherence measurement.

9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an optical component, wherein one of the at least two microphones is positioned to face a view direction of the optical component.

10. A method for dynamic wind noise compression tuning, the method comprising:

detecting the presence of wind noise by measuring coherence between at least two microphones;

adjusting, for each microphone from the at least two microphones, a default compression threshold, for a compressor, based on the coherence measurement;

adjusting, for each microphone from the at least two microphones, default compression parameters, for the compressor, based on the coherence measurement;

applying, by the compressor, the adjusted compression parameters when an audio signal for a microphone from the at least two microphones is above the adjusted compression threshold; and

applying, by the compressor, the default compression parameters when the audio signal for the microphone from the at least two microphones is below the adjusted compression threshold.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the default compression threshold is reduced to initiate compression at an earlier value relative to the default compression threshold setting.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

increasing a gain parameter for the compressor.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the default compression parameters produce the audio signal near or at a nominal level in non-wind noise conditions and the adjusted compression threshold and adjusted compression parameters maintain the audio signal near or at the nominal level in windy conditions.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the default compression threshold is reduced to increase dynamic range compression as compared to dynamic range compression achieved using the default compression threshold.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the coherence measurement is a value in a range of values where one end of the range indicates windy conditions and another end of the range indicates no wind noise conditions.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

indexing into a compression threshold look-up table (LUT) by the coherence measurement to adjust the default compression threshold; and

indexing into a compression parameters LUT by the coherence measurement to adjust the default compression parameters.

17. A method for dynamic compression tuning, the method comprising:

detecting the presence of an environmental condition by measuring a relational statistic between at least two microphones;

adjusting, for each microphone from the at least two microphones, a default compression threshold, for a compressor, based on the relational statistic measurement;

adjusting, for each microphone from the at least two microphones, default compression parameters, for the compressor, based on the relational statistic measurement;

applying, by the compressor, the adjusted compression parameters when an audio signal for a microphone from the at least two microphones is above the adjusted compression threshold; and

applying, by the compressor, the default compression parameters when the audio signal for the microphone from the at least two microphones is below the adjusted compression threshold.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the default compression threshold is reduced to initiate compression at an earlier value relative to the default compression threshold setting.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

increasing a gain parameter for the compressor.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the default compression parameters produce the audio signal near or at a nominal level in absence of environmental conditions and the adjusted compression threshold and adjusted compression parameters maintain the audio signal near or at the nominal level in presence of environmental conditions.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 072340/0676 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 072358/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2023
From: TISCH, ERICH
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 062461/0541 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 055106/0434 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 054113/0594 →
Continuity (2)
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