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(57) ABSTRACT A Voice enhancement logic improves the perceptual quality of a processed
Voice. The Voice enhancement system includes a noise detector and a noise attenuator …

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Communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication
content such as data, voice, video and so on. These systems may be multiple-access …

An end-pointer determines a beginning and an end of a speech segment. The end-pointer
includes a voice triggering module that identifies a portion of an audio stream that has an …

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In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an integrated circuit for
implementing at least a portion of an audio device may include an audio output configured …

(57) ABSTRACT A rule-based end-pointer isolates spoken utterances con tained within an
audio stream from background noise and non-speech transients. The rule-based end …

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