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Linear prediction coefficient generation during frame erasure or packet loss

US5450449A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 1994
Grant dateSep 12, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2019/0012
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A speech coding system robust to frame erasure (or packet loss) is described. Illustrative embodiments are directed to a modified version of CCITT standard G.728. In the event of frame erasure, vectors of an excitation signal are synthesized based on previously stored excitation signal vectors generated during non-erased frames. This synthesis differs for voiced and non-voiced speech. During erased frames, linear prediction filter coefficients are synthesized as a weighted extrapolation of a set of linear prediction filter coefficients determined during non-erased frames. The weighting factor is a number less than 1. This weighting accomplishes a bandwidth-expansion of peaks in the frequency response of a linear predictive filter. Computational complexity during erased frames is reduced through the elimination of certain computations needed during non-erased frames only. This reduction in computational complexity offsets additional computation required for excitation signal synthesis and linear prediction filter coefficient generation during erased frames.

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