US 2026/0229243 A1 · Dialog Intelligibility Enhancement Method and System

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention regard a method and system for enhancing dialogue intelligibility in an original audio signal that comprises dialogue components and non-dialogue components. The method comprises providing the dialogue components of the original audio signal in a first separate audio signal, providing the non-dialogue components of the original audio signal in a second separate audio signal, processing the first separate audio signal and the second separate audio signal separately, wherein processing the first and second separate audio signals comprises processing the loudness of the first separate audio signal and/or of the second separate audio signal, and combining the processed first and second separate audio signals to provide a processed audio signal.

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Dependent claims

A method for enhancing dialogue intelligibility in an original audio signal that comprises dialogue components and non-dialogue components, the method comprising:

providing the dialogue components of the original audio signal in a first separate audio signal;
providing the non-dialogue components of the original audio signal in a second separate audio signal;
processing the first separate audio signal and the second separate audio signal separately, wherein processing the first and second separate audio signals comprises processing the loudness of the first separate audio signal and/or of the second separate audio signal, and
combining the processed first and second separate audio signals to provide a processed audio signal.

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A system for enhancing dialogue intelligibility in an original audio signal that comprises dialogue components and non-dialogue components, the system comprising:

a dialogue separation unit configured to provide the dialogue components of the original audio signal in a first separate audio signal and to provide the non-dialogue components of the original audio signal in a second separate audio signal;
a loudness processing unit configured to process the first separate audio signal and the second separate audio signal separately, wherein processing the first and second separate audio signals comprises processing the loudness of the first separate audio signal and/or of the second separate audio signal, and
an audio mixer configured to combine the processed first and second separate audio signals to provide a processed audio signal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, performs operations of:

providing the dialogue components of an original audio signal in a first separate audio signal;
providing the non-dialogue components of the original audio signal in a second separate audio signal;
processing the first separate audio signal and the second separate audio signal separately, wherein processing the first and second separate audio signals comprises processing the loudness of the first separate audio signal and/or of the second separate audio signal;
and
combining the processed first and second separate audio signals to provide a processed audio signal.

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