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Apparatus and method for error concealment for a digital wireless phone

US8184536B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2008
Grant dateMay 22, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

When there are unused data slots available, a system allocates redundant slots in a data frame to a single mobile unit. A receiving device calculates a quality of slot (QoS) score for each slot that it receives data for. After the QoS score is calculated, the system calculates a Quality of Audio Segment (QoAS) score for each individual segment. It does so by comparing the individual audio segments that were received. Segments that are identical are assigned a positive score, while segments that differ get no score. The QoAS for each segment is added to the QoS for the slot the segment was transmitted in to generate the total score. The system then chooses the segment with the highest total score. If the total score is above a specified threshold, the system outputs the segment to the next component. Otherwise, it outputs a mute segment.

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