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Dynamic muting method for ADPCM coded speech
Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
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Filing: 1992-06-04
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Granted: 1994-05-03
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Expires: 2012-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus are provided for muting a audio signal in a digital communication system. The method includes the steps of integrating an indicated error per frame for a time interval and comparing the integrated value with a threshold. The method also includes the step of applying a heavy mute to a frame, with an indicated error, when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and a light mute to a frame with an indicated error, when the integrated value exceeds the threshold. Integrating the indicated error allows a heavy mute to be applied to bad frames when errors are occasional in nature. Integration also allows a light mute to be applied in the case where the content of a signal has been highly corrupted with erroneous information thereby maximizing the information content of good frames while still allowing contributions from corrupted frames at a reduced signal level.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric Schorman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:37
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B14/00; H04B14/02; H04B14/06; H04B14/066; H04B14/068; H03; H03G; H03G3/00; H03G3/20; H03G3/30; H03G3/34; H03G3/344
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of muting an audio signal in a digital communication system, such method comprising the steps of: integrating an indicated error per frame for a time interval; comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and applying a heavy mute to a frame with an indicated error when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and a light mute to a frame with an indicated error when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of muting an audio signal in a digital communication system, such method comprising the steps of: integrating an indicated error per frame for a time interval; comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and applying a heavy mute to a frame with an indicated error when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and a light mute to a frame with an indicated error when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein integrating an indicated error bit per frame for a time interval further includes the step of incrementing a counter by a first value upon receipt of a bad frame and decrementing a counter by a second value upon receipt of a good frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as in claim 1 further including reducing a magnitude of the frame with an indicated error by six decibels for a light mute and eighteen decibels for a heavy mute.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
81 words
An apparatus for muting an audio signal in a digital communication system, such apparatus comprising: means for integrating an indicated error per audio information unit for a time interval; means for comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and means for applying a heavy mute to audio information units with an indicated error when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and a light mute to audio information units with an indicated error when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
81 words
An apparatus for muting an audio signal in a digital communication system, such apparatus comprising: means for integrating an indicated error per audio information unit for a time interval; means for comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and means for applying a heavy mute to audio information units with an indicated error when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and a light mute to audio information units with an indicated error when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus as in claim 4 wherein the means for integrating an indicated error per frame for a time interval further comprising means for incrementing a counter by a first value upon receipt of a bad frame and decrementing a counter by a second value upon receipt of a good frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus as in claim 4 wherein the means for applying a heavy and light mute further comprising means for reducing the magnitude of a the frame with an indicated error by six decibels for a light mute and eighteen decibels for a heavy mute.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of selectively attenuating bad frames within an information signal containing good frames and bad frames such method comprising the steps of: receiving a frame containing a bad frame status indication message; integrating an incidence of bad frames over a time period; comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and, heavily attenuating bad frames when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating the bad frames when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of selectively attenuating bad frames within an information signal containing good frames and bad frames such method comprising the steps of: receiving a frame containing a bad frame status indication message; integrating an incidence of bad frames over a time period; comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and, heavily attenuating bad frames when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating the bad frames when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as in claim 7 wherein integrating an incidence of bad frames further includes the step of incrementing a counter by a first value upon receipt of a bad frame and decrementing a counter by a second value upon receipt of a good frame.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method as in claim 7 wherein the step of heavily and lightly attenuating, further includes reducing the magnitude of a numerical value of the frame with an indicated error by six decibels for a light mute and eighteen decibels for a heavy mute.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
83 words
An apparatus for selectively attenuating bad frames within an information signal containing good frames and bad frames such apparatus comprising: means for receiving a frame containing a bad frame status indication message; means for integrating an incidence of bad frames over a time period; means for comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and, means for heavily attenuating a bad frame when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating the bad frame when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
83 words
An apparatus for selectively attenuating bad frames within an information signal containing good frames and bad frames such apparatus comprising: means for receiving a frame containing a bad frame status indication message; means for integrating an incidence of bad frames over a time period; means for comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and, means for heavily attenuating a bad frame when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating the bad frame when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus as in claim 10 wherein the means for integrating an incidence of bad frames further comprises means for incrementing a counter by a first value upon receipt of a bad frame and decrementing a counter by a second value upon receipt of a good frame.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus as in claim 10 wherein the means for heavily and lightly attenuating further comprises means for reducing the magnitude of a numerical value of the frame with an indicated error by six decibels for a light mute and eighteen decibels for a heavy mute.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
84 words
In a digital radio frequency receiver, a method of attenuating erroneous frames within an information signal containing good and erroneous frames, such method including the steps of: receiving a frame containing voice data and a status information, indicating an erroneous frame; integrating the incidence of erroneous frames, producing an integrated value; comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and heavily attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
84 words
In a digital radio frequency receiver, a method of attenuating erroneous frames within an information signal containing good and erroneous frames, such method including the steps of: receiving a frame containing voice data and a status information, indicating an erroneous frame; integrating the incidence of erroneous frames, producing an integrated value; comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and heavily attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method as in claim 13 wherein the step of heavily and lightly attenuating, further includes reducing the magnitude of a numerical value of the frame with an indicated error by six decibels for a light mute and eighteen decibels for a heavy mute.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as in claim 13 wherein the step of integrating the incidence of erroneous frames further includes calculating the integrated value using a leaky integrator.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as in claim 15 further including the step of incrementing the integrated value by a first value upon receipt of an erroneous frame and decrementing the integrated value by a second value upon receipt of a good frame.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
89 words
In a digital radio frequency receiver, an apparatus for attenuating erroneous frames within an information signal containing good and erroneous frames, such apparatus comprising: means for receiving a frame containing voice data and a status information, indicating an erroneous frame; integrating the incidence of erroneous frames, means for producing an integrated value; means for comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and means for heavily attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
89 words
In a digital radio frequency receiver, an apparatus for attenuating erroneous frames within an information signal containing good and erroneous frames, such apparatus comprising: means for receiving a frame containing voice data and a status information, indicating an erroneous frame; integrating the incidence of erroneous frames, means for producing an integrated value; means for comparing the integrated value with a threshold; and means for heavily attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value does not exceed the threshold and lightly attenuating erroneous frames when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus as in claim 17 wherein the means for heavily and lightly attenuating, further comprises means for reducing the magnitude of a numerical value of the frame with an indicated error by six decibels for a light mute and eighteen decibels for a heavy mute.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus as in claim 17 wherein the means for integrating the incidence of erroneous frames further comprises means for calculating the integrated value using a leaky integrator.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus as in claim 19 further comprising means for incrementing the integrated value by a first value upon receipt of an erroneous frame and decrementing the integrated value by a second value upon receipt of a good frame.
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