Brevet : EP2118892 - RAPPORT AMÉLIORÉ ENTRE DES DONNÉES AUDIO DE PAROLE ET DES DONNÉES AUDIO NON DE ...

Titre

RAPPORT AMÉLIORÉ ENTRE DES DONNÉES AUDIO DE PAROLE ET DES DONNÉES AUDIO NON DE PAROLE, DESTINÉ À PRÉSENTER DES AVANTAGES POUR DES PERSONNES ÂGÉES OU DES PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES AUDITIVES

N° et date de publication de la demande

EP2118892 - 18/11/2009

Type de la demande

A2

N° et date de dépôt

EP08725467.8 - 12/02/2008

N° et date de priorité

US90082107 - 12/02/2007

Famille de brevets

EP2118892A2 ; US2010106507A1 ; WO2008100503A2 ; ATE474312T1 ; JP2010518455A ; CN101606195A

Abrégé

The invention relates to audio signal processing and speech enhancement. In accordance with one aspect, the invention combines a high-quality audio program that is a mix of speech and non-speech audio with a lower-quality copy of the speech components contained in the audio program for the purpose of generating a high-quality audio program with an increased ratio of speech to non-speech audio such as may benefit the elderly, hearing impaired or other listeners. Aspects of the invention are particularly useful for television and home theater sound, although they may be applicable to other audio and sound applications. The invention relates to methods, apparatus for performing such methods, and to software stored on a computer-readable medium for causing a computer to perform such methods.