An audio playing apparatus, an audio playing method, and an electronic device are provided. The audio playing apparatus includes: a power amplifier module; a switch, where an input end of the switch is connected to the power amplifier module; a first noise suppression component and a second noise suppression component, where the first noise suppression component is connected to a first output end of the switch, and the second noise suppression component is connected to a second output end of the switch; and a speaker module, connected to the first noise suppression component and the second noise suppression component. In a case that the speaker module is separately in a receiver mode and a speaker mode, the input end of the switch is separately connected to the first output end and the second output end of the switch.

The overall performance and power utilization of an audio device may be improved with an adaptive sidetone generation system that generates sidetones optimized for different application-specific problems. In particular, systems that include sidetone generation capabilities may be developed to include numerous microphones from which information may be received and processed to generate optimized sidetones. For example, the information from the microphones may be used to receive and/or determine the audio device's operating mode. The information from the microphones and the received and/or determined mode may then be used to generate a sidetone that is optimized for the particular mode and particular conditions in which the audio device is operating. Through the generation of optimized sidetones, the audio signal quality may be improved, thus reducing the amount of subsequent audio processing required, and resulting in improved performance and power utilization.

The overall performance and power utilization of an audio device may be improved with an adaptive sidetone generation system that generates sidetones optimized for different application-specific problems. In particular, systems that include sidetone generation capabilities may be developed to include numerous microphones from which information may be received and processed to generate optimized sidetones. For example, the information from the microphones may be used to receive and/or determine the audio device's operating mode. The information from the microphones and the received and/or determined mode may then be used to generate a sidetone that is optimized for the particular mode and particular conditions in which the audio device is operating. Through the generation of optimized sidetones, the audio signal quality may be improved, thus reducing the amount of subsequent audio processing required, and resulting in improved performance and power utilization.

Techniques for providing self-voice feedback in a communications headset include processing signals carrying near-end speech in parallel digital and analog signal processing paths to produce a combined gain-adjusted near-end signal carrying the near-end speech for output to transducers of the communications device.

An image processing apparatus has a first color conversion unit that converts a signal value at an achromatic grid point in a first color space among achromatic grid points in a color space, the signal value being closer to white than a first predetermined signal value, into a signal value that is even closer to white, and a second color conversion unit that converts a signal value at a grid point among grid points in the color space, the signal value being closer to white than a second predetermined signal value, into white are provided. The image processing apparatus converts a signal value of an input image using the first color conversion unit, and thereafter converting the signal value using the second color conversion unit.

In a method and system for controlling voice communication of a first person with at least a second person via a communication network a first microphone receives and converts vocal utterances from the first person to a voice signal. A first processor generates a transmission signal by processing the voice signal. A transmitter sends the transmission signal to a receiver. The receiver generates a listening signal by processing the received signal and transmits the listening signal to a speaker. The speaker converts the listening signal to an acoustic signal to be perceived by the first person. In this method a second processor generates the listening signal from the received signal by branching the voice signal and adding the branched voice signal to the received signal. The branched voice signal may be subjected to variable attenuation and/or amplification before being added to the branched voice signal to the received signal.

An example vehicle audio system includes a vehicle speaker configured to generate audio, multiple microphones, and a vehicle control module configured to receive an input signal via the multiple microphones, split the input signal into a parallel domain signal and an orthogonal domain signal, select a constant step size value for an orthogonal domain filter weight and a variable step size value for a parallel domain filter weight, adapt the orthogonal domain filter weight according to the orthogonal domain signal and the constant step size value, adapt the parallel domain filter weight according to the parallel domain signal and the variable step size value, combine the adapted orthogonal domain filter weight and the adapted parallel domain filter weight to define a total filter weight, and apply the total filter weight to the received input signal to perform a signal processing operation on the received input signal.