Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor array beamformer post-processor
- Patent Title (中): 传感器阵列波束形成器后处理器
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Application No.: US13187235Application Date: 2011-07-20
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Publication No.: US09054764B2Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Ivan Tashev , Alejandro Acero
- Applicant: Ivan Tashev , Alejandro Acero
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent Cassandra T. Swain; Judy Yee; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: H04R3/00
- IPC: H04R3/00 ; H04B7/08

Abstract:
A novel beamforming post-processor technique with enhanced noise suppression capability. The present beamforming post-processor technique is a non-linear post-processing technique for sensor arrays (e.g., microphone arrays) which improves the directivity and signal separation capabilities. The technique works in so-called instantaneous direction of arrival space, estimates the probability for sound coming from a given incident angle or look-up direction and applies a time-varying, gain based, spatio-temporal filter for suppressing sounds coming from directions other than the sound source direction, resulting in minimal artifacts and musical noise.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110274289A1 SENSOR ARRAY BEAMFORMER POST-PROCESSOR Public/Granted day:2011-11-10
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