EP2760020B1 - Aufrechterhaltung der räumlichen Stabilität unter Verwendung eines gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten - Google Patents

Aufrechterhaltung der räumlichen Stabilität unter Verwendung eines gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten Download PDF

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EP2760020B1
EP2760020B1 EP13153062.8A EP13153062A EP2760020B1 EP 2760020 B1 EP2760020 B1 EP 2760020B1 EP 13153062 A EP13153062 A EP 13153062A EP 2760020 B1 EP2760020 B1 EP 2760020B1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of processing sound fields.
  • a system and method for maintaining the spatial stability of a sound field utilizing a common gain coefficient are known in the art.
  • Stereo and multichannel audio configurations may be used for processing a sound field that is a spatial representation of an audible environment.
  • the processed sound field may be used to reproduce the audible environment using audio transducers.
  • Many computing devices may have multiple integrated microphones used for recording an audible environment associated with the computing device and communicating with other users.
  • Computing devices typically use multiple microphones to improve noise performance with noise suppression processes.
  • the noise suppression processes may result in the reduction or loss of spatial information.
  • the noise suppression processing may result in a single, or mono, output signal that has no spatial information.
  • WO 2009/096958 discloses a noise suppressor system and method. It is an object of the invention to overcome the shortcomings in the prior art. This object of the invention is solved by the independent claims. Specific embodiments are defined in the dependent claims.
  • a background noise estimate may be estimated for each of a first audio signal and a second audio signal.
  • a first gain coefficient may be calculated responsive to the first audio signal and the background noise estimate of the first audio signal.
  • Gain coefficients may be calculated using a gain coefficient calculator that may include one or more of an automatic gain controller, a noise suppressor and an echo canceller.
  • a second gain coefficient may be calculated responsive to the second audio signal and the background noise estimate of the second audio signal. The second gain coefficient may be calculated with one or more gain coefficient calculations similar to those applied to the first signal.
  • a common gain coefficient may be selected from one of the first gain coefficient and the second gain coefficient. Selecting a common gain coefficient may comprise selecting a gain coefficient from the first gain coefficient and the second gain coefficient that will result in a least amount of audio signal modification. The selected common gain coefficient may be applied to each of the first audio signal and the second audio signal.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a system for maintaining the spatial stability of a sound field.
  • Two or more inputs 102, or audio inputs 102 may receive the sound field.
  • Stereo and multichannel input configurations may be utilized for processing the sound field that is a spatial representation of an audible environment associated.
  • the audible environment may be associated with microphones on a local computing device or a remote computing device.
  • the remote computing device may transmit audio signals 120 to the local computing device that may utilize the received audio signals 120 as inputs 102.
  • Many audible environments associated with the inputs 102 may include undesirable content that may be mitigated by processing the received sound field.
  • Microphones that are arranged in a far field configuration typically receive more undesirable content (a.k.a. noise) than microphones in a near field configuration.
  • Far field configurations may include, for example, a hands free phone, a conference phone and microphones embedded into an automobile.
  • Far field configurations are capable of receiving a sound field that represents the spatial environment associated with the microphones.
  • Near field configurations typically place the microphone in close proximity to a user. Undesirable content may be mitigated in both near and far field configurations by processing the received sound field.
  • Processing that may mitigate undesirable content received in the sound field may include a gain coefficient calculator 106.
  • the gain coefficient calculator 106 may comprise one or more of a noise suppressor 110 and an echo canceller 112.
  • the echo canceller 112, noise suppressor 110 and other audio processing processes may calculate one or more gain coefficients. Each respective gain coefficient may be applied individually or a composite gain coefficient may be applied to process the sound field using a gain coefficient applier 118.
  • the echo canceller 112 mitigates echoes caused by signal feedback between two or more communication devices.
  • Signal feedback occurs when an audio transducer on a first communication device reproduces the signal received from a second communication device and subsequently the microphones on the first communication device recapture the reproduced signal.
  • the recaptured signal may be transmitted to the second communication device where the recaptured signal may be perceived as an echo of the previously transmitted signal.
  • the echo canceller 112 may detect when the signal has been recaptured and attempt to suppress the recaptured signal.
  • Many different types of echo cancellers 112 may mitigate echoes by calculating one or more gain coefficients that, when applied to the signals received by the microphone, suppress the echoes.
  • the echo suppressor 112 may calculate gain coefficients using a coherence calculation between near and far signals disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 8,036,879 .
  • the echo canceller 112 may determine that a large amount of suppression may mitigate the signal produced by the audio transducer from dominating, or coupling with, the microphone.
  • the echo canceller 112 may calculated large gain coefficients to mitigate the coupling.
  • the large gain coefficients may result in a gating effect where the communication device effectively supports only half duplex communication.
  • Half duplex communication may occur when the communication channel allows for reliable communication from alternatively either the far side or near side but not both simultaneously.
  • the large gain coefficients may suppress the coupling but may also suppress all content, including desired voice content resulting in half duplex communication.
  • Background noise is another type of undesirable signal content that may be mitigated by processing the input 102.
  • Many different types of noise suppressor 110 techniques may mitigate background noise.
  • An exemplary noise suppressor 110 is a recursive Wiener filter.
  • a background noise estimator 104 may estimate the background noise estimate.
  • the background noise estimate, or signal values may be calculated using the background noise estimation techniques disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,844 ,453 .
  • alternative background noise estimation techniques may be used, such as, for example, a noise power estimation technique based on minimum statistics.
  • An automatic gain controller 108 may calculate gain coefficients that may mitigate changing energy levels of the desired signal content. For example, the energy level of a user speaking into the microphone may change over time as the microphone may change position relative to the user. The gain coefficients calculated by the automatic gain controller 108 may mitigate the perception of the microphone changing position when applied to the input 102. In one example implementation, the automatic gain controller 108 may calculate gain coefficients using the gain controller techniques disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 8,116,485 .
  • the gain coefficient calculators 106 including the automatic gain controller 108, the noise suppressor 110 and the echo canceller 112 described above may be responsive to a background noise estimate generated by the background noise estimator 104.
  • the automatic gain controller 108 may utilize the background noise estimate to calculate gain coefficients that may be adjusted when signal energy exceeds the background noise estimate resulting in less background noise being amplified.
  • the echo canceller 112 may utilize the background noise estimate to calculate gain coefficients when the echoes exceed the background noise estimate by a threshold.
  • the background noise estimator 104 may calculate a background noise estimate for each input 102.
  • the background noise estimator 104 and the gain coefficient calculator 106 may calculate different background noise estimates and gain coefficients. Differences between the first gain coefficients applied to the first input 102 and second gain coefficients applied to the second input 102 may cause a distortion in the spatial image when reproduced in the output 116. Different gain coefficients applied to the first input 102 and the second input 102 may result in a shifting spatial image that may be distracting to a listener.
  • a common gain coefficient selector 114 may mitigate some distortion in the spatial image by selecting a first gain coefficient or a second gain coefficient that may be applied to both the first input 102 and the second input 102. Applying the same gain coefficient to all inputs 102 may mitigate distortions in the spatial image. The largest or the smallest gain coefficient may be selected. Alternatively, a combination of the gain coefficients may be calculated. For example, when the first input 102 contains a larger echo than the second input 102, an average gain coefficient may be calculated to perceptibly remove the larger echo. In another alternative, the common gain coefficient selector 114 may select the gain coefficient that will result in a least amount of audio signal modification.
  • the echo canceller 112 may calculate a first gain coefficient for application to the first input 102 that is larger than a second gain coefficient for application to the second input 102.
  • the larger gain coefficient may result in a lower energy signal to reduce the amount of echo in the first input 102.
  • the common gain coefficient selector 114 may select the smaller gain coefficient for application to both the first input 102 and the second input 102 resulting in less echo suppression while mitigating distortions in the spatial image.
  • the common gain coefficient selector 114 may utilize two or more inputs 102 where the selected gain coefficient is applied to the two or more input 102.
  • the common gain coefficient selector 114 in addition to the first input 102 and the second input 102 may process a third input 102 and their respective calculated gain coefficients.
  • the common gain coefficient selector 114 may not apply to all types of gain coefficient calculators 106. For example, some types of noise reduction processes may require additional processing to mitigate distortions in the spatial image. A first input 102 that contains significant wind noise may have wind noise reduction applied while the second input 102 has no wind noise reduction applied. The common gain coefficient selector 114 may not mitigate the wind noise that may be more distorting than a shift in the spatial image. In one implementation, wind noise suppression gains (a.k.a. gain coefficients) may be calculated using the system for suppressing wind noise disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,885,420 .
  • the common gain coefficient selector 114 may not be utilized because the audible artifacts associated with the coupling are perceptibly more distracting than distorting the spatial image.
  • a subband filter may process the received input 102 to extract frequency information.
  • the subband filter may be accomplished by various methods, such as a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), critical filter bank, octave filter band, or one-third octave filter bank.
  • the subband analysis may include a time-based filter bank.
  • the time-based filter bank may be composed of a bank of overlapping bandpass filters, where the center frequencies have non-linear spacing such as octave, 3 rd octave, bark, mel, or other spacing techniques.
  • the one or more gain coefficients may be calculated for each frequency bin or band of the subband filter.
  • the gain coefficients and the selected gain coefficients may be filtered, or smoothed, over time and/or frequency.
  • Figure 3 is flow diagram representing a method for maintaining the spatial stability of the sound field.
  • the method 300 may be, for example, implemented using the systems 100 and 200 described herein with reference to Figures 1 and 2 .
  • the method 300 may include the following acts. Estimating a background noise estimate for each of a first audio signal and a second audio signal 302. Calculating a first gain coefficient responsive to the first audio signal and the background noise estimate of the first audio signal 304.
  • the gain coefficients may be calculated using a gain coefficient calculator that may include one or more of an automatic gain controller, a noise suppressor and an echo canceller. Calculating a second gain coefficient responsive to the second audio signal and the background noise estimate of the second audio signal 306.
  • the second gain coefficient may be calculated with one or more of the same gain coefficient calculations similar to those applied to the first signal. Selecting a common gain coefficient from one of the first gain coefficient and the second gain coefficient 308. Selecting the common gain coefficient may comprise selecting a gain coefficient from the first gain coefficient and the second gain coefficient that will result in a least amount of audio signal modification. Applying the selected common gain coefficient to each of the first audio signal and the second audio signal 310.
  • FIG. 2 is a further schematic representation of a system for maintaining the spatial stability of a sound field.
  • the system 200 comprises a processor 202, memory 204 (the contents of which are accessible by the processor 202) and an I/O interface 206.
  • the memory 204 may store instructions which when executed using the processor 202 may cause the system 200 to render the functionality associated with the system for maintaining the spatial stability of the sound field as described herein.
  • the memory 204 may store instructions which when executed using the processor 202 may cause the system 200 to render the functionality associated with the background noise estimator 104, the gain coefficient calculator 106, the automatic gain controller 108, the noise suppressor 110, the echo canceller 112, the common gain coefficient selector 114 and the gain coefficient applier 118 described herein.
  • data structure, temporary variables and other information may be stored in data storage 208.
  • the processor 202 may comprise a single processor or multiple processors that may be disposed on a single chip, on multiple devices or distributed over more that one system.
  • the processor 202 may be hardware that executes computer executable instructions or computer code embodied in the memory 204 or in other memory to perform one or more features of the system.
  • the processor 202 may include a general purpose processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a digital signal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital circuit, an analog circuit, a microcontroller, any other type of processor, or any combination thereof.
  • the memory 204 may comprise a device for storing and retrieving data, processor executable instructions, or any combination thereof.
  • the memory 204 may include non-volatile and/or volatile memory, such as a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), or a flash memory.
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory
  • flash memory a flash memory.
  • the memory 204 may comprise a single device or multiple devices that may be disposed on one or more dedicated memory devices or on a processor or other similar device.
  • the memory 204 may include an optical, magnetic (hard-drive) or any other form of data storage device.
  • the memory 204 may store computer code, such as the background noise estimator 104, the gain coefficient calculator 106, the automatic gain controller 108, the noise suppressor 110, the echo canceller 112, the common gain coefficient selector 114 and the gain coefficient applier 118 as described herein.
  • the computer code may include instructions executable with the processor 202.
  • the computer code may be written in any computer language, such as C, C++, assembly language, channel program code, and/or any combination of computer languages.
  • the memory 204 may store information in data structures including, for example, the gain coefficients.
  • the I/O interface 206 may be used to connect devices such as, for example, the input 102 and output 116 to other components of the system 200.
  • the systems 100 and 200 may include more, fewer, or different components than illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 . Furthermore, each one of the components of systems 100 and 200 may include more, fewer, or different elements than is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 .
  • Flags, data, databases, tables, entities, and other data structures may be separately stored and managed, may be incorporated into a single memory or database, may be distributed, or may be logically and physically organized in many different ways.
  • the components may operate independently or be part of a same program or hardware.
  • the components may be resident on separate hardware, such as separate removable circuit boards, or share common hardware, such as a same memory and processor for implementing instructions from the memory. Programs may be parts of a single program, separate programs, or distributed across several memories and processors.
  • the functions, acts or tasks illustrated in the figures or described may be executed in response to one or more sets of logic or instructions stored in or on computer readable media.
  • the functions, acts or tasks are independent of the particular type of instructions set, storage media, processor or processing strategy and may be performed by software, hardware, integrated circuits, firmware, micro code and the like, operating alone or in combination.
  • processing strategies may include multiprocessing, multitasking, parallel processing, distributed processing, and/or any other type of processing.
  • the instructions are stored on a removable media device for reading by local or remote systems.
  • the logic or instructions are stored in a remote location for transfer through a computer network or over telephone lines.
  • the logic or instructions may be stored within a given computer such as, for example, a CPU.

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  1. Computerimplementiertes Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes, umfassend:
    Schätzen (302) einer Hintergrundgeräuschschätzung für ein erstes Audiosignal (120) von einem ersten Mikrofon (102) und ein zweites Audiosignal (120) von einem zweiten Mikrofon (102);
    Berechnen (304) eines ersten Gain-Koeffizienten als Reaktion auf das erste Audiosignal(120) und die Hintergrundgeräuschschätzung des ersten Audiosignals (120);
    Berechnen (306) eines zweiten Gain-Koeffizienten als Reaktion auf das zweite Audiosignal (120) und die Hintergrundgeräuschschätzung des zweiten Audiosignals (120);
    Auswählen (308) eines gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten aus dem ersten Gain-Koeffizienten und dem zweiten Gain-Koeffizienten; und
    Anwenden (310) des ausgewählten gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten auf jeweils das erste Audiosignal (120) Signal und das zweite Audiosignal (120).
  2. Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Auswählen des gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten das Auswählen eines Gain-Koeffizienten, aus dem ersten Gain-Koeffizienten und dem zweiten Gain-Koeffizienten, der zu einem geringsten Modifikationsumfang des Audiosignals (120) führt, umfasst.
  3. Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 2, wobei das Auswählen des gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten das Auswählen eines Gain-Koeffizienten, aus dem ersten Gain-Koeffizienten und dem zweiten Gain-Koeffizienten, der zu einem größten Modifikationsumfang des Audiosignals (120) führt, umfasst.
  4. Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 3, wobei das Auswählen des gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten das Mitteln eines Gain-Koeffizienten, aus dem ersten Gain-Koeffizienten und dem zweiten Gain-Koeffizienten, der zu einem kombinierten durchschnittlichen Modifikationsumfang des Audiosignals (120) führt, umfasst.
  5. Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 4, ferner umfassend:
    Schätzen einer Hintergrundgeräuschschätzung für ein drittes Audiosignal (120);
    Berechnen eines dritten Gain-Koeffizienten als Reaktion auf das dritte Audiosignal (120) und die Hintergrundgeräuschschätzung des dritten Audiosignals (120);
    Auswählen des gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten aus dem ersten Gain-Koeffizienten, dem zweiten Gain-Koeffizienten und dem dritten Verstärkungskoeffizienten; und
    Anwenden des ausgewählten gemeinsamen Gain-Koeffizienten auf jeweils das erste Audiosignal (120), das zweite Audiosignal (120) und das dritte Audiosignal (120).
  6. Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 5, wobei das Berechnen jeweils des ersten Gain-Koeffizienten und des zweiten Gain-Koeffizienten eine oder mehrere einer Geräuschunterdrückungsberechnung, einer Echokompensationsberechnung und einer automatischen Gain-Regelungsberechnung umfasst.
  7. Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 6, ferner umfassend das Erzeugen eines Satzes von Teilbändern für jeweils das erste Audiosignal (120) und das zweite Audiosignal (120) unter Verwendung eines Teilbandfilters oder einer schnellen Fourier-Transformation.
  8. Verfahren zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 7, ferner umfassend das Erzeugen eines Satzes von Teilbändern für jeweils das erste Audiosignal (120) und das zweite Audiosignal (120) gemäß einer Rastertechnik für Frequenzgruppen, Oktav- Mel- oder Bark-Skalen.
  9. System zum Aufrechterhalten der räumlichen Stabilität eines Schallfeldes, wobei das System umfasst:
    einen Prozessor (202); und
    einen Speicher (204), der mit dem Prozessor (202) gekoppelt ist und Anweisungen enthält, die von dem Prozessor (202) ausführbar sind, um die Anweisungen auszuführen, die die Schritte nach einem der Verfahrensansprüche 1 bis 8 ausführen.
  10. Computerlesbares Medium, das computerausführbare Anweisungen umfasst, die, wenn sie von einem Prozessor ausgeführt werden, das Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8 durchführen.
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