A sound source separation apparatus includes a transfer function storage unit that stores a transfer function from a sound source, a sound change detection unit that generates change state information indicating a change of the sound source on the basis of an input signal input from a sound input unit, a parameter selection unit that calculates an initial separation matrix on the basis of the change state information generated by the sound change detection unit, and a sound source separation unit that separates the sound source from the input signal input from the sound input unit using the initial separation matrix calculated by the parameter selection unit.

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›1.independentA sound source separation apparatus comprising:na processor programmed with instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:generate change s…+4

›2.↳ 1The sound source separation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a non-transitory storage medium holding a transfer function from the so…d2

›3.↳ 1The sound source separation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed with instructions that, when executed, cause t…d2

›4.↳ 1The sound source separation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed with instructions that, when executed, cause t…d2

›5.↳ 1The sound source separation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed with instructions that, when executed, cause t…d2

›6.independentA sound source separation method in a sound source separation apparatus having a transfer function storage unit storing a transfer function from a sou…

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6 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G10L21/028
G10L21/0216

Section H — Electricity

H04B3/20

USPC · US Patent Classification

381/66704/233381/92

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17 Aug 2010

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61374382	17 Aug 2010
related publication	US 20120045066 A1	23 Feb 2012

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