BlackBerry Limited
PREDICTIVE AUDIO ENHANCEMENT IN A VEHICLE

Abstract:

An audio or speech enhancement system for a vehicle includes a location-determining subsystem configured to determine a first location of the vehicle and to generate location data representing the first location of the vehicle and an audio/speech-enhancement processor for processing an audio/speech signal wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to the location-determining subsystem for receiving the location data. The processor is configured to predict expected noise at a second location corresponding to a predicted location of the vehicle. The processor is further configured to suppress at least some of the expected noise when the vehicle is at the second location to thereby enhance the audio/speech signal.