US 11,810,588 B2
Audio source separation for audio devices
Carlos M. Avendano, Campbell, CA (US); John Woodruff, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Jonathan Huang, Pleasanton, CA (US); Mehrez Souden, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Andreas Koutrouvelis, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/589,889.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/151,621, filed on Feb. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0270629 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 29/00 (2006.01); G10L 21/028 (2013.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G10L 21/0232 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 21/028 (2013.01) [G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G10L 21/0232 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an audio input at a first device;
transmitting audio information corresponding to the audio input from the first device to a second device;
receiving, responsive to transmitting the audio information, a source separation model from the second device at the first device;
analyzing, at the first device, additional audio input using the received source separation model; and
removing, by the first device, at least a portion of the additional audio input based on the analyzing using the source separation model.