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Howling control device and howling control method

US7190800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2003
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R25/453
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A howling control apparatus and howling control method for controlling time up to the cancellation of howling suppression according to a howling occurrence situation, thereby eliminating the repetition of howling suppression and cancellation. A howling detecting section (104) detects howling based on the band level and the band level average value and measures time for which no howling occurs, a waiting time setting section (105) decides waiting time to be set this time from time for which no howling occurs and a previous waiting time, and a gain control section (106) causes a gain that is set to a howling suppressing section (107) to be retuned to a normal value during the waiting time.

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