Microphone operations based on voice characteristics
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Deveopment Company, L.P.
InventorMohit Gupta
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Abstract
In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include identifying, via a first microphone of a device, when a user registered to use the device is speaking, and comparing a voice characteristic of the user, as detected by the first microphone, against a threshold value. If the voice characteristic exceeds the threshold value, the method may include unmuting a second microphone of the device for the user to participate in a teleconference.
Claims13
A method comprising:
- identifying, via a first microphone of a device, when a user registered to use the device is speaking;
- comparing a voice characteristic of the user, as detected by the first microphone, against a threshold value;
- if the voice characteristic exceeds the threshold value, unmuting a second microphone of the device for the user to participate in a teleconference;
- learning, via the first microphone, the voice characteristic of the user during the teleconference;
- and
- adjusting the threshold value of the voice characteristic over time based on voice characteristics determined during the teleconference.
A device comprising:
- a first microphone;
- a second microphone;
- a database;
- and
- a processor to:
- learn, via the first microphone, a voice pattern associated with a user;
- store the voice pattern in the database;
- identify, via the first microphone, when the user is speaking, wherein identifying comprises matching audio collected by the first microphone with the stored voice pattern;
- compare a voice characteristic of the user, as detected by the first microphone, against a threshold value;
- if the voice characteristic exceeds the threshold value, unmute the second microphone for the user to participate in a teleconference;
- learn, via the first microphone, additional voice characteristic of the user during the teleconference;
- and
- adjust the threshold value of the voice characteristic over time based on additional voice characteristics determined during the teleconference.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, to cause the processor to:
- identify, via a first microphone of a device, when a user registered to use the device is speaking;
- compare a voice characteristic of the user, as detected by the first microphone, against a threshold value;
- if the voice characteristic is greater than or equal to the threshold value, unmute a second microphone of the device for the user to participate in a teleconference;
- if the voice characteristic is less than the threshold value, mute the second microphone, for the user to be muted from participating in the teleconference;
- learn, via the first microphone, additional voice characteristic of the user during the teleconference;
- and
- adjust the threshold value of the voice characteristic over time based on additional voice characteristics determined during the teleconference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.