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Echo cancellation in a bidirectional communication system for out of band signaling to a user device

US10382802B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2014
Grant dateAug 13, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/6168
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are techniques for bidirectional communication in a network, such as a cable television (CATV) system, for return band with echo cancellation. The techniques result in a minimum loss of available return bandwidth to facilitate forward out of band (OOB) communication to a client device, e.g., set top box (STB), within the extended return band, such as a return band extended beyond a frequency previously used for OOB communications.

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