Patents Assigned to Sony Mobile Commuications Inc.
  • Patent number: 9767817
    Abstract: Electronic devices and methods are disclosed that adaptively filter a microphone signal responsive to vibration that is sensed in the face of a user speaking into a microphone of the device. An electronic device can include a microphone, a vibration sensor, a vibration characterization unit, and an adaptive sound filter. The microphone generates a microphone signal that can include a user speech component and a background noise component. The vibration sensor senses vibration of the face while a user speaks into the microphone, and generates a vibration signal containing frequency components that are indicative of the sensed vibration. The vibration characterization unit generates speech characterization data that characterize at least one of the frequency components of the vibration signal that is associated with the speech component of the microphone signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Commuications Inc.
    Inventor: Dag Glebe