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Cooperative feedback system and method for a compensation system associated with a transmitter or codec
Assignee: Telogy Networks Inc
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Filing: 1996-08-23
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2016-08-23
Abstract
Abstract A cooperative feedback system is provided for a compensation system associated with, for example, a transmitter or codec, for enabling the compensation system to improve the accuracy of digital signals transmitted to a digital network. The cooperative feedback system is particularly suited for providing feedback to a compensation system for correcting distortion resulting from rob bit signaling (RBS), digital loss, or other types of digital signal degradation. The cooperative feedback system includes a compensation selector in a transmitter (e.g., digital modem, analog modem, codec, etc.) that combines compensations with frames of digital data by way of an addition mechanism to produce modified digital data frames. The transmitter is configured to transmit the modified digital data frames into the digital network. A receiver (e.g., digital modem, analog modem, etc.) is configured to receive the modified digital data frames from the digital network, to determine if accuracy of each of the modified digital data frames has increased based upon a corresponding compensation, and to communicate one or more quality feedback signals to the transmitter via the digital network. The one or more quality feedback signals indicate whether the accuracy of each of the digital data frames has increased based upon the corresponding compensations. The transmitter receives the quality feedback signal(s) and selects and implements the compensation that yields a highest accuracy based upon the quality feedback signal(s).
Inventors
- 👤 William Lewis Betts
- 👤 Keith Alan Souders
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B14/00; H04B14/02; H04B14/04; H04B14/046; H04B14/048; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/02; H04J3/12; H04J3/125; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/38; H04L25/40; H04L25/49; H04L25/4917; H04L25/4927
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted through a digital network, comprising: said digital network that periodically robs a bit; a transmitter configured to combine compensations with frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames, said transmitter configured to transmit said modified digital data frames into said digital network; a receiver configured to receive said modified digital data frames from said digital network, said receiver configured to determine if accuracy of each of said modified digital data frames has increased based upon a corresponding compensation, said receiver configured to communicate to said transmitter via said digital network a quality feedback signal indicative of whether said accuracy of each of said digital data frames has increased based upon said corresponding compensations; and said transmitter configured to receive said quality feedback signal and to select and implement which of said compensations yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted through a digital network, comprising: said digital network that periodically robs a bit; a transmitter configured to combine compensations with frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames, said transmitter configured to transmit said modified digital data frames into said digital network; a receiver configured to receive said modified digital data frames from said digital network, said receiver configured to determine if accuracy of each of said modified digital data frames has increased based upon a corresponding compensation, said receiver configured to communicate to said transmitter via said digital network a quality feedback signal indicative of whether said accuracy of each of said digital data frames has increased based upon said corresponding compensations; and said transmitter configured to receive said quality feedback signal and to select and implement which of said compensations yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said transmitter is configured to combine a quantity to a frame of said digital data as each of said compensations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said transmitter is configured to add one half of a least significant bit to a frame of said digital data as each of said compensations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said transmitter is configured to subtract one half of a least significant bit from a frame of said digital data as each of said compensations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising a means associated with said receiver for comparing each modified digital data frame with a reference frame in order to generate feedback data for said quality feedback signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said quality feedback signal is a unitary segment of digital data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said quality feedback signal is a plurality of separate segments of digital data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said frame is every nth frame of said digital data, where n is a mathematical multiple of number six.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted to a digital network, comprising the steps of: combining at a transmitter different compensations with respective frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames: communicating said modified digital data frames from said transmitter to a receiver; determining at said receiver if said accuracy of each of said digital data frames is increased based upon a corresponding compensation; transmitting from said receiver to said transmitter a quality feedback signal for each of said modified digital data frames indicative of whether said corresponding compensation has increased said accuracy; receiving said quality feedback signals at said transmitter; and selecting at said transmitter one of said compensations that yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals; communicating said modified digital data frames through said digital network that employs rob bit signaling in that said network periodically robs a bit; and reducing distortion associated with said rob bit signalling.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted to a digital network, comprising the steps of: combining at a transmitter different compensations with respective frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames: communicating said modified digital data frames from said transmitter to a receiver; determining at said receiver if said accuracy of each of said digital data frames is increased based upon a corresponding compensation; transmitting from said receiver to said transmitter a quality feedback signal for each of said modified digital data frames indicative of whether said corresponding compensation has increased said accuracy; receiving said quality feedback signals at said transmitter; and selecting at said transmitter one of said compensations that yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals; communicating said modified digital data frames through said digital network that employs rob bit signaling in that said network periodically robs a bit; and reducing distortion associated with said rob bit signalling.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
167 words
A method for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted to a digital network, comprising the steps of: combining at a transmitter different compensations with respective frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames: communicating said modified digital data frames from said transmitter to a receiver through said digital network that employs rob bit signaling in that said network periodically robs a bit; determining at said receiver if said accuracy of each of said digital data frames is increased based upon a corresponding compensation; transmitting from said receiver to said transmitter a quality feedback signal for each of said modified digital data frames indicative of whether said corresponding compensation has increased said accuracy: receiving said quality feedback signals at said transmitter: and selecting at said transmitter one of said compensations that yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals: wherein said step of combining comprises the step of adding one half of a least significant bit to a frame of said digital data.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
167 words
A method for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted to a digital network, comprising the steps of: combining at a transmitter different compensations with respective frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames: communicating said modified digital data frames from said transmitter to a receiver through said digital network that employs rob bit signaling in that said network periodically robs a bit; determining at said receiver if said accuracy of each of said digital data frames is increased based upon a corresponding compensation; transmitting from said receiver to said transmitter a quality feedback signal for each of said modified digital data frames indicative of whether said corresponding compensation has increased said accuracy: receiving said quality feedback signals at said transmitter: and selecting at said transmitter one of said compensations that yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals: wherein said step of combining comprises the step of adding one half of a least significant bit to a frame of said digital data.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
167 words
A method for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted to a digital network, comprising the steps of: combining at a transmitter different compensations with respective frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames; communicating said modified digital data frames from said transmitter to a receiver through said digital network that employs rob bit signaling in that said network periodically robs a bit; determining at said receiver if said accuracy of each of said digital data frames is increased based upon a corresponding compensation; transmitting from said receiver to said transmitter a quality feedback signal for each of said modified digital data frames indicative of whether said corresponding compensation has increased said accuracy; receiving said quality feedback signals at said transmitter; and selecting at said transmitter one of said compensations that yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals; wherein said step of combining comprises the step of subtracting one half of a least significant bit to a frame of said digital data.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
167 words
A method for enabling improvement of a digital signal transmitted to a digital network, comprising the steps of: combining at a transmitter different compensations with respective frames of digital data to produce modified digital data frames; communicating said modified digital data frames from said transmitter to a receiver through said digital network that employs rob bit signaling in that said network periodically robs a bit; determining at said receiver if said accuracy of each of said digital data frames is increased based upon a corresponding compensation; transmitting from said receiver to said transmitter a quality feedback signal for each of said modified digital data frames indicative of whether said corresponding compensation has increased said accuracy; receiving said quality feedback signals at said transmitter; and selecting at said transmitter one of said compensations that yields a highest accuracy based upon said quality feedback signals; wherein said step of combining comprises the step of subtracting one half of a least significant bit to a frame of said digital data.
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