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Signal enhancement system

US4177356A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1977
Grant dateDec 4, 1979
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Expiry dateOct 20, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G9/025
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved expanding system is described for enhancing transmitted or recorded audio signals previously processed by anyone of several nonlinear amplifying techniques. The system is designed to divide the audio signal received into substantially discrete frequency bands and each band is separately expanded, independently of the other bands, so as to minimize "breathing" and "pumping".

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