Amazon.com, Inc.
Methods for detecting double-talk

Abstract:

A system configured to improve double-talk detection. The system inputs microphone signals into an adaptive filter and determines whether double talk is present based on how the adaptive filter adapts to the microphone signals. For example, when an audible sound is detected, the adaptive filter updates the filter coefficients that correspond to a time difference of arrival of the audible sound. Thus, the device may detect single-talk conditions (e.g., a single peak in the filter coefficients) or double-talk conditions (e.g., two peaks in the filter coefficients). In addition, the device may track a location of the local speech or remote speech over time based on the time difference of arrival.