Configuration of echo cancellation
US7881460B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M9/082
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A determination to enable echo cancellation is made in advance of a real-time communication session. A model sample audio file stored in memory on the computer system is played through a loudspeaker connected with the computer system. The sound generated by the loudspeaker is captured by a microphone connected with the computer system to create a captured audio signal. The captured audio signal is correlated with the sample audio signal to determine the presence of any echo effect in the captured audio signal. Characteristics of any echo in the captured audio signal, for example, frequency, delay, and gain, are parameterized and stored as initial values for use by the echo cancellation algorithm. The stored parameters are used by the echo cancellation algorithm at the initiation of a communication session until the algorithm receives enough real-time information to make any necessary ongoing adjustments.
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