Predict and trigger a future response to a predicted background noise based on a sequence of sounds

A device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to receive at least one microphone signal from at least one microphone;
• and
• at least one memory storing program code executable by at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• identifying occurrence of a trigger sound in the at least one microphone signal;
• predicting probability of occurrence of a subsequent sound having a defined disturbance characteristic and satisfying a defined disturbance level in the at least one microphone signal following the occurrence of the trigger sound;
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• when the probability of occurrence of the subsequent sound having the defined disturbance characteristic satisfies a remedial action rule, triggering a remedial action to be performed to mute the at least one microphone signal or to suppress the subsequent sound in the at least one microphone signal, wherein the operation to trigger the remedial action to be performed to mute the at least one microphone signal or to suppress the subsequent sound in the at least one microphone signal comprises:
• predicting time delay between occurrence of the trigger sound and start of the subsequent sound;
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• triggering the remedial action to begin based on expiration of the time delay following the occurrence of the trigger sound.