Device and method for AI-based noise suppression

A system comprising a device and an audio accessory, wherein the audio accessory comprises:

• an accessory microphone;
• and
• an accessory noise suppression engine configured to:
• receive an accessory audio data from the accessory microphone;
• and apply a noise suppression to the accessory audio data to generate a noise-suppressed accessory audio data;
• and wherein the device comprises:
• an output device;
• and
• an Artificial Intelligence (AI) noise suppression engine configured to:
• receive the accessory audio data or the noise-suppressed accessory audio data;
• and apply one or more AI algorithms to the accessory audio data or the noise-suppressed accessory audio data to generate an AI-based noise-suppressed accessory audio data;
• the system further configured to:
• perform during a first period of time:
• applying the noise suppression to the accessory audio data to generate the noise-suppressed accessory audio data;
• applying the one or more AI algorithms to the accessory audio data or the noise-suppressed accessory audio data;
• and providing the noise-suppressed accessory audio data to the output device;
• and
• perform during a second period of time, the second period of time following the first period of time:
• applying, by the AI noise suppression engine, the one or more AI algorithms to the accessory audio data or the noise-suppressed accessory audio data to generate the AI-based noise-suppressed accessory audio data;
• and providing, by the AI noise suppression engine, the AI-based noise-suppressed accessory audio data to the output device.

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a noise suppression engine, audio data from a microphone;
• receiving, at an Artificial Intelligence (AI) noise suppression engine, the audio data from the microphone or the noise suppression engine;
• performing during a first period of time:
• applying one or more AI algorithms to the audio data;
• applying a noise suppression to the audio data to generate a noise-suppressed audio data;
• and providing the noise-suppressed audio data to an output device;
• and
• performing during a second period of time, the second period of time following the first period of time:
• applying, by the AI noise suppression engine, the one or more AI algorithms to the audio data to generate an AI-based noise-suppressed audio data;
• and
• providing, by the AI noise suppression engine, the AI-based noise-suppressed audio data to the output device.