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Digital processor for speech signals
Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1984-07-30
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Granted: 1986-06-10
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Expires: 2004-07-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and implementation apparatus for converting analog signals, such as speech signals, into digital data signals, with improved fidelity by the use of dithering techniques coupled with amplitude clipping and filtering operations.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Avery
- 👤 Elmer A. Hoyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B14/00; H04B14/02; H04B14/04; H04B14/046; G; G10; G10L; G10L25/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A digital processor for converting an analog signal into a digital bit stream signal comprising: source means for providing a dithering signal; mixing means for mixing said provided dithered signal with an analog signal; clipping means for clipping the mixed signal from said mixing means; and sampler means for sampling the clipped signal from said clipping means at a desired rate so as to produce a digital bit stream signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A digital processor for converting an analog signal into a digital bit stream signal comprising: source means for providing a dithering signal; mixing means for mixing said provided dithered signal with an analog signal; clipping means for clipping the mixed signal from said mixing means; and sampler means for sampling the clipped signal from said clipping means at a desired rate so as to produce a digital bit stream signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The digital processor according to claim 1 wherein said mixing means is a summing circuit having as inputs, to be summed, said dithered signal and the analog signal to be converted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The digital processor according to claims 1 wherein said clipping means is an infinite clipper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The digital processor according to claim 1 and further comprising: an amplifier means preceding said mixer means for amplifying the analog signal to be converted into a digital bit stream signal; and low-pass filter means interposed between said amplifier means and said mixer means means for filtering the amplified analog signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The digital processor according to claim 1 and further comprising; a second sampler means responsive to the frequency of said dithering signal and to the rate of sampling by the first-mentioned sampler means for maintaining the difference between said frequency and said rate of sampling at substantially a pre-selected value by varying the rate of sampling of said sampler means.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for converting an analog signal into a digital bit stream signal comprising the steps of: (a) dithering an analog signal with a signal having a frequency substantially greater than that of the analog signal; (b) clipping the amplitude excursions of the dithered analog signal to produce a digital signal; and (c) sampling the amplitude of said produced digital signal at a rate corresponding to the desired bit rate to provide a digital bit stream signal.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for converting an analog signal into a digital bit stream signal comprising the steps of: (a) dithering an analog signal with a signal having a frequency substantially greater than that of the analog signal; (b) clipping the amplitude excursions of the dithered analog signal to produce a digital signal; and (c) sampling the amplitude of said produced digital signal at a rate corresponding to the desired bit rate to provide a digital bit stream signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 6 and further comprising the step of filtering the analog signal prior to its being dithered per step (a).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein the rate of sampling, per step (c), is varied so as to maintain the difference between the dithering signal frequency and the sampling rate at a pre-selected constant.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
66 words
A method for recovering an analog signal that has been converted into a digital bit stream by a method which utilized dithering, clipping and sampling steps, comprising the steps of: (a) subtracting a composite signal comprised of the dithering signal and the sampling signal from the digital bit stream to arrive at a resultant signal; and (b) filtering the resultant signal to recover the analog signal.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
66 words
A method for recovering an analog signal that has been converted into a digital bit stream by a method which utilized dithering, clipping and sampling steps, comprising the steps of: (a) subtracting a composite signal comprised of the dithering signal and the sampling signal from the digital bit stream to arrive at a resultant signal; and (b) filtering the resultant signal to recover the analog signal.
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