Multi-microphone speech dialog system for multiple spatial zones

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PATENT NO 11367437
APP PUB NO 20200380967A1
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16426356

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There is provided a speech dialog system that includes a first microphone, a second microphone, a processor and a memory. The first microphone captures first audio from a first spatial zone, and produces a first audio signal. The second microphone captures second audio from a second spatial zone, and produces a second audio signal. The processor receives the first audio signal and the second audio signal, and the memory contains instructions that control the processor to perform operations of a speech enhancement module, an automatic speech recognition module, and a speech dialog module that performs a zone-dedicated speech dialog.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Anastasiadis, Josef Aachen, DE 4 4
Ari, Hakan Brussels, BE 1 0
Buck, Markus Biberach, DE 94 3418
Haulick, Tim Blaubeuren, DE 65 2337
Kirbach, Andreas Blaustein, DE 1 0
Matheja, Timo Neu-Ulm, DE 15 430
Premont, Julien Neu-Ulm, DE 4 23
Ranz, Dieter Memmingen, DE 1 0
Ris, Christophe Taintignies, BE 5 32
Roessler, Martin Ulm, DE 7 262
Verschaeren, Stijn Stekene, BE 2 36
Vuerinckx, Rudi Sint Lambrechts Woluwe, BE 3 54

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