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Adaptive efficient single/dual tone decoder apparatus and method for identifying call-progression signals

US5321745A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 1992
Grant dateJun 14, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q1/46
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for determining the presence of either speech or one of a plurality of expected single-frequency signals on a line includes the steps of measuring the total signal energy on the line; measuring the signal energy present in each one of a plurality of selected separate frequency bands and identifying the two frequency bands having the highest signal energies; determining whether the highest signal energy exceeds a first selected threshold value; determining whether the highest signal energy exceeds the second highest signal energy by greater than a second selected threshold value; determining the amount of out-of-band signal energy; and determining whether the highest signal energy exceeds the out-of-band signal energy by greater than a third selected threshold value. A process for determining the presence of two of a plurality of expected a single-frequency signals on a line includes the steps of measuring the total signal energy on the line; measuring the signal energy present in each one of a plurality of selected separate frequency bands and identifying the three frequency bands having the highest signal energies; determining whether the two highest signal energies exce…

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