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Transmission process and device for implementing the so-improved process

US4464782A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 1982
Grant dateAug 7, 1984
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/667
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved split-band coder reduces signal-processing time, thereby reducing echo delay time and listener confusion. The voice-originated signal to be transmitted over a transmission line is sampled and digitally coded at a relatively high bit rate; the spectrum of said signal is then partitioned into p sub-bands. The sample stream of the signal so-filtered and partitioned into p sub-bands is split into blocks of samples, or portions, of a given time duration. A requantizing device proceeds for each block to the requantizing of the samples in each sub-band by means of requantizing parameters derived from the samples of the preceding sample block, whereas new requantizing parameters are determined and stored with a view to requantizing the following sample block. The requantized samples in the different sub-bands are multiplexed, and transmitted over the transmission line, together with the values of the highest amplitude samples in each sub-band.

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