Circuit and method for acoustic source directional pattern determination utilizing two microphones

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APP PUB NO 20030044025A1
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09941488

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A microphone for a full duplex speaker phone comprises a loudspeaker, a uni-directional microphone, a omni-directional microphone, and a background noise suppression circuit. The uni-directional microphone is a directional microphone such that the intensity of an acoustic source detected at the uni-directional microphone is dependent on the angular direction of the acoustic source relative to a reference direction. The omni-directional microphone is a non-directional microphone such that the intensity of the acoustic source detected at the omni-directional microphone is substantially independent of the angular direction of the acoustic source relative to the reference direction. The background noise suppression circuit determines the direction of the acoustic source by calculating a quotient between a signal strength of the acoustic source as detected by the two microphones and provides for suppressing an acoustic source that is not within a threshold angle of the reference angle.

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INNOMEDIA PTE LTD10 SCIENCE PARK ROAD #03-04 THE ALPHA 117684

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lin, Nan Sheng Fremont, CA 3 48
Ouyang, Jing Zheng San Jose, CA 4 53

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