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Speakerphone with dynamic level discriminator

US4147892A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 1978
Grant dateApr 3, 1979
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Expiry dateJan 30, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M9/10
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In this speakerphone the peak value of the microphone output must be above the (variable threshold) average value to cause switching to transmit mode, thus providing dynamic compensation for ambient noise. In addition, a feedback path rapidly reduces the average value threshold if ambient noise such as a fan suddenly stops to cause the average value to be momentarily larger than the peak.

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