Contextual beamforming to improve signal-to-noise ratio sensitive audio input processing efficiency in noisy environments

A method comprising:

• providing, by a microphone array of an audio processing system, an audio signal from an environment surrounding the microphone array, wherein the microphone array includes at least two microphones;
• characterizing a first voice of a first user and a second voice of a second user;
• processing the audio signal to a) detect that the first user is speaking utilizing a speaker diarization model to distinguish the first voice from the second voice, b) determine a first direction relative to the audio array when the first user is located at a first location within the environment, and c) provide beamforming processing on the audio signal in the first direction;
• providing a processed audio signal based upon the beamforming processing;
• and
• reducing noise in the processed audio signal.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a microphone array including at least two microphones and configured to provide an audio signal from an environment surrounding the microphone array;
• and
• a processor configured to provide an audio processing system including:
• a speech detection system configured to receive the audio signal, and to process the audio signal to a) characterize a first voice of a first user and a second voice of a second user, b) detect that the first user is speaking utilizing a speaker diarization model to distinguish the first voice from the second voice, c) determine a first direction relative to the audio array when the first user is located at a first location within the environment, d) provide beamforming processing on the audio signal in the first direction, and e) provide a processed audio signal based upon the beamforming processing;
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• a neural network noise reduction module configured to reduce noise in the processed audio signal.