Audio device for recognizing key phrases and method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9613626
APP PUB NO 20160232899A1
SERIAL NO

14953684

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An audio device and a method thereof are provided. The method is adopted by an audio device to detect a voice, wherein the audio device is coupled to a host device. The method includes an acoustic conversion circuit converting an acoustic wave into an analog audio signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converting the analog audio signal into digital audio data; a first-level voice detection circuit detecting voice activity in the analog audio signal; a second-level voice detection circuit detecting a beginning syllable of a key phrase in the digital audio data when the voice activity is detected in the digital audio data; and a third-level voice detection circuit detecting the key phrase from the digital audio data only when the beginning syllable of the key phrase is detected in the digital audio data.

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FORTEMEDIA INC4051 BURTON DR SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Chen, Lung-Chu Joseph Pleasanton, US 4 64
Huang, Yen-Son Paul Los Altos Hills, US 22 842
Lin, Xiao Fremont, US 72 794
Liu, Qing Guang Sunnyvale, US 1 9
Or, Wilson Belmont, US 8 668

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