MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647024659 A) filed by Google Llc, Mountain View, U.S.A., on March 2, for 'gating speech processing using active acoustic sensing.'
Inventor(s) include Fan Xiaoran; Amihood Patrick Muller; Kannan Govind; Wortham Cody; and Thormundsson Trausti.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Techniques and apparatuses are described for gating speech processing using active acoustic sensing. During active acoustic sensing, a hearable (102) transmits and receives at least one ultrasound signal, which propagates within a user's (106) ear canal (116). This ultrasound signal can be modulated by muscle movements associated with speech. Some muscle movements, such as jaw movement, can indicate that the user (106) is about to speak before audible speech is generated. With active acoustic sensing, the hearable (102) can predict whether the user (106) is about to speak and use this information to gate speech processing (114). Gating speech processing (114) can conserve power and provide opportunities for enhancing speech processing."
The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 10, 2025, under International application No.PCT/US2025/019256.
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