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Method and apparatus for ghost cancelling and/or equalizing

US5539773A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1994
Grant dateJul 23, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/211
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for signal equalization/ghost cancellation with an equalizing filter includes synthesizing a first equalizing filter function (LMS 1) with N (an integer) taps and associated coefficients. The respective coefficients are adjusted to minimize the error between a received reference signal output by the synthesized equalizing filter function and a non-distorted reference signal. The adjusted coefficients are evaluated to determine P (an integer) groups of M (an integer) taps and associated coefficients which contribute to said synthesized equalizing filter function according to a predetermined criterion and wherein P times M is less than N. A second equalizing filter function is synthesized corresponding to the first equalizing filter function with coefficients other than the P groups of M coefficients set to zero, and the P groups to M coefficients are adjusted to minimize the error. The adjusted P groups of M coefficients are applied to a programmable filter to configure the programmable filter to execute an equalizing filter function on received signal.

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