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Echo canceler far end energy discriminator
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1981-03-05
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Granted: 1983-09-20
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Expires: 2001-03-05
Abstract
Abstract Energy in a received signal is distinguished as being whole band energy or partial band energy by comparing an average value of the received signal to a modified magnitude value of the received signal. When the modified magnitude value exceeds the average value, the received signal includes whole band energy, otherwise the received signal includes only partial band energy. This technique is employed in an echo canceler to enable updating an echo path estimate during intervals that the received signal includes whole band energy and to inhibit updating of the echo estimate being generated when the received signal includes only partial band energy
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy J. Zebo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B3/00; H04B3/02; H04B3/20; H04B3/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
An echo canceler of the type including, adjustable signal processing means coupled to a first transmission path for generating an echo estimate signal, means coupled to a second transmission path for combining a signal in the second path with the echo estimate signal to generate an error signal, means responsive to the error signal for adjusting the processing means, and means for controllably supplying the error signal to the adjusting means, the echo canceler, CHARACTERIZED BY, means for discriminating between whole band energy and partial band energy in a received signal in the first transmission path and for generating a control signal indicative thereof, said discriminating means including means for generating a first signal representative of an average value of the received signal, means for generating a second signal representative of a magnitude of the received signal, and means for comparing said first and second signals to generate a first state of said control signal when said second signal is greater than said first signal, said control signal being supplied to the controllable supplying means for enabling supplying the error signal to the adjusting means during intervals that said control signal first state is generated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
An echo canceler of the type including, adjustable signal processing means coupled to a first transmission path for generating an echo estimate signal, means coupled to a second transmission path for combining a signal in the second path with the echo estimate signal to generate an error signal, means responsive to the error signal for adjusting the processing means, and means for controllably supplying the error signal to the adjusting means, the echo canceler, CHARACTERIZED BY, means for discriminating between whole band energy and partial band energy in a received signal in the first transmission path and for generating a control signal indicative thereof, said discriminating means including means for generating a first signal representative of an average value of the received signal, means for generating a second signal representative of a magnitude of the received signal, and means for comparing said first and second signals to generate a first state of said control signal when said second signal is greater than said first signal, said control signal being supplied to the controllable supplying means for enabling supplying the error signal to the adjusting means during intervals that said control signal first state is generated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 1 wherein said second signal is a modified magnitude version of the received signal generated by said second signal generating means in accordance with a prescribed criterion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 1 wherein said second signal generating means comprises a filter having a substantially zero time constant for generating a modified magnitude signal in a prescribed relationship to the magnitude of the received signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 1 wherein said first signal generating means comprises a first filter for generating a short term running average value of the received signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 4 wherein said first filter is a low pass filter having a predetermined time constant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 4 wherein said first filter is a low pass filter having a prescribed exponential characteristic for generating an exponentially mapped past average value of the received signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 6 wherein said second signal generating means comprises a second filter having a predetermined time constant for attenuating said magnitude of the received signal by a predetermined amount.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 7 wherein said discriminating means further includes means for generating said first state of the control signal for at least a predetermined interval.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 8 wherein said discriminating means further includes means for inhibiting generation of said control signal first state until said first signal has a magnitude which exceeds a predetermined threshold level for a predetermined interval.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
An echo canceler as defined in claim 7 wherein said second filter time constant is substantially zero.
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