Statistical approach to automatic gain control for managing audio messages over a network
US7778407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/765
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus are directed towards managing an audio message, such as a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) message over a network. The invention employs a statistical mechanism to automatically optimize a gain control for setting a volume of an audio message being sent by a client device. An initial gain value is automatically adjusted based, in part, on a statistical sampling of energy levels in the audio message. Environmental factors, such as a sound card within the client device, background noise, and the like, may also be considered through a setting of a servo coefficient that may be used to map between volume levels and decibel levels. The servo coefficient may also be adjusted based, at least in part, on decibel (dB) feedback information from a destination device for which the audio message is intended.
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