Headset with end-firing microphone array and automatic calibration of end-firing array

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9860634
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14899447

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In one invention embodiment two microphones are attached to the ear cup and are configured as an end-firing array. The end-firing array suppresses unwanted sounds using an adaptive spectral method and spectral subtraction. According to a second embodiment, Automatic Calibration of an end-firing Microphone Array is provided.

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CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD609921 SINGAPORE

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Bliss, Robert Soquel, US 3 32
Norris, John Los Angeles, US 24 133

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