Sound collection apparatus and method

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PATENT NO 9866957
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15158569

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There is provided a sound collection apparatus, including a directionality formation unit configured to form a directionality in a direction of a target area for input signals from a plurality of microphone arrays, a target area sound extraction unit configured to correct a delay between a target area and each of the microphone arrays, and a power of a target area sound component for an output from the directionality formation unit, suppress a non-target area sound by using each output after correction, and extract a target area sound, an area sound enhancement filter formation unit, and an area sound emphasis unit.

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  • OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

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Katagiri, Kazuhiro Tokyo, JP 14 317

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