Method and apparatus for filtering an electronic environment with improved accuracy and efficiency and short flow-through delay
US5502747A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H17/0213
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for filtering an electronic environment with relatively high accuracy and efficiency and relatively short flow-through delay ("latency") is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may be applied to digital filters implemented in software, hardware or a combination of both for applications such as audio filtering or electronic modelling of acoustic system characteristics. The method disclosed is broadly applicable in the field of signal processing and may be used to advantage, for example, in adaptive filtering; audio reverberation processing; adaptive echo cancellation; spatial processing; virtual reality audio; correlation, radar; radar pulse compression; deconvolution; seismic analysis; telecommunications; pattern recognition; robotics; 3D acoustic modelling; audio post production (including auralization and auto reverberant matching); audio equalization; compression; sonar; ultrasonics; secure communication systems; digital audio broadcast, acoustic analysis, surveillance; noise cancellation; and echo cancellation.
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