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Timestamp quality assessment for assuring acoustic echo canceller operability

US8369251B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2008
Grant dateFeb 5, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M9/082
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voice communication end device provides echo reduction when operating in a full duplex mode using acoustic echo cancellation, which includes periodic audio queue adjustments to account for drift. The end device performs a quality assessment by calculating consistency statistics for the queue adjustments to determine whether acoustic echo cancellation would be ineffective, and if so falls back to a half duplex mode using voice switching.

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