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System and method for efficient upsampled signal processing

US7205914B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2005
Grant dateApr 17, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03H17/0621
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for efficiently upsampling and filtering a signal is provided. The system includes a controller 216 and an upsampler 202 capable of upsampling a digitized signal. The upsampler 202 converts a digitized signal having a first sampled frequency into a digitized signal having a second sampled frequency by inserting, for example, at least one zero between the samples of the digitized signal. A plurality of filters 205–208 is coupled to the upsampler. These filters, which may be band-pass filters, would be suitable for front end encoding in audio-based applications. The controller 216 adjusts at least one output of the plurality of the filters to zero, either by deactivation or forcing the filter to zero, based upon a predetermined characteristic of the digitized signal. One example of a predetermined characteristic is a maximum frequency of interest.

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