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Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMPROVED VOICE ASSIST ALGORITHM SIGNAL INPUT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/139991
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An improved system for generating a Voice Assistant engine input signal in a Voice-Controlled loudspeaker 404 and a method for generating the Voice Assistant engine input signal includes (a) obtaining a return audio reference signal for a specific loudspeaker unit, (b) sensing or calculating a desired transfer function Η(ω,t) for the unit, (c) modifying the return audio reference signal with the desired transfer function Η(ω,t) to provide a corrected return audio reference or cancellation signal, and (d) applying the filtered corrected return audio reference or cancellation signal to a voice signal to generate an enhanced and more intelligible VA engine input signal.

Inventors:
DONNELLY DANIEL (US)
SAYLOR ROBERT (US)
SMITH GARRETT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2019/012908
Publication Date:
July 18, 2019
Filing Date:
January 09, 2019
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Assignee:
POLK AUDIO LLC (US)
International Classes:
G06F3/16; G10L15/20; G10L21/16; G10L25/78
Domestic Patent References:
WO2016186997A12016-11-24
Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
McKINNEY, J., Andrew, Jr. (US)
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