SamsungPatent applicationAudio & voiceInterest 4/10

Samsung patents method to boost main audio in media files

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung describes a way for devices to automatically identify the main voice or music in a video or audio file. It then lowers the volume of background noise and other sounds to make the main audio clearer using a data-driven model.

Why it mattersThis could improve how phones or TVs handle background noise in movies or calls, making the main speaker easier to hear without manual adjustments.

In the filing’s own words

Embodiments herein disclose methods for handling a sound source in a media by an electronic device. The method includes: determining and classifying a relevant sound source in a media as a primary sound source, a secondary sound source, and a non-subject sound source based on a determined context; generating an output sound by suppressing at least one of the secondary sound source and the non-subject sound source in the media and optimizing the primary sound source in the media using a data driven model based on the determination and classification; or generating the output sound by partially suppressing at least one of the secondary sound source and the non-subject sound source in the media and optimizing the primary sound source in the media using the data driven model based on the determination and classification.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 15. (canceled)

Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR HANDLING SOUND SOURCE IN MEDIA
Publication number: US20260331120A1
Application number: 19720965
Filed: Jun 26, 2026
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Inventors: 5
Claims: 16

Classified under

G10L 21/0208 Physics & computing

Read the full filing (official PDF) ↗ Open in the Patent Tracker

More from Samsung in Audio & voice

Samsung patents audio recovery that rebuilds sound from visual data Sep 8, 2026
Samsung patents earbuds that switch to singing mode when you start singing Sep 8, 2026
Samsung patents sound masking that adapts to your surroundings Oct 13, 2026
Samsung patents method to fix audio distortion for better echo cancellation Sep 1, 2026
Samsung patents voice assistant fix for when you say the wrong thing Sep 15, 2026

Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.