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Muting circuit in a digital audio system

US5063597A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateAug 18, 1989
Grant dateNov 5, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G3/348
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A muting circuit in a digital audio system having a digital signal processor, a first latch, a second latch, a comparator for comparing data in the first and second latches, an address encoder, a counter, a memory, a divider, a multiplier and a switching circuit, wherein disturbing beat noises generated during the turning off of power to the system or generated null data pop noises generated in response to external influences or internal circuitry influences are muted.

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