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Method and apparatus for disturbing the radiated voice signal by attenuation and masking

US7761292B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2006
Grant dateJul 20, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04K2203/16
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus to disturb a voice signal by attenuating and masking the voice signal are provided. The method includes; receiving a voice signal from a wired or wireless network; obtaining a masked voice signal by dividing the received voice signal into a plurality of segments of the same size; outputting the received voice signal and receiving a feedback signal of the output voice signal; obtaining an attenuated voice signal by performing a first sound attenuation operation on the feedback signal; and combining the attenuated voice signal and the masked voice signal and outputting the result of the combination as disturbing sound.

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