EP1613124A3
Processing of stereo microphone signals for teleconferencing
Abstract
Methods and devices for improving the intelligibility of audio in a teleconferencing unit. Multiple microphones (112, 114, 116, 111, 113, 115) and multiple audio channels are used, in which only the best microphones are selected to represent each audio channel. Multiple microphones signals may be mixed according to microphones' positions in a room to form a single signal to represent one audio channel. The audio signal may be further processed to effectuate other features.

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| US5121426A | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report | 17,34 |
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| US8687820B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1613124
- Application
- 50116607
Titles3
- German
- Verarbeitung von Stereomikrofonsignalen für Telekonferenzen
- English
- Processing of stereo microphone signals for teleconferencing
- French
- Traitement des signaux stéréo de microphone pour le système de téléconférences
Classification
- CPC, 5
- H04M3/568
- H04M3/56
- H04R3/005
- H04R27/00
- H04N7/142
- IPC, 3
- H04R3 00
- H04R1 40
- H04M3 56
Designated states36
- Contracting states, 30
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
and 6 moreShow fewer
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 6
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Latvia
- North Macedonia
- Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006)