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Spurious noise filter

US6453272B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 2000
Grant dateSep 17, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/10
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to the principles of the invention, there is provided a system that identifies spurious noise values in an input signal and replaces them with substitute values representative of the spurious-noise-free signal. The system is activated when the signal deviation exceeds a predetermined threshold, otherwise passing the signal unchanged. The substituted representative values are determined based on historical signal data, preferably a moving average with a fixed window. There is further provided a maximum glitch width which prevents inadvertent suppression of a true step in the input signal, and a relaxation time which prevents consecutive filter activations from unduly masking the input signal.

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