System and method for avoiding false convergence in the presence of tones in a time-domain echo cancellation process

GC Sih - US Patent 5,592,548, 1997 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed toward a system and method for inhibiting false
convergence in echo cancellation devices. In a time domain echo canceller, an adaptive …

Echo cancelling method and apparatus using fast projection scheme

Y Haneda, S Makino, M Tanaka, Y Kaneda - US Patent 5,539,731, 1996 - Google Patents
In an echo cancelling method of a p-order fast projection algorithm which subtracts an
estimated echo signal S (k) from a microphone output signal u (k) to obtain an error signal e …

Variable block size adaptation algorithm for noise-robust acoustic echo cancellation

GC Sih, FP Antonio - US Patent 5,546,459, 1996 - Google Patents
An apparatus that automatically adjusts the adaptation block size for a least-mean square
(LMS) adaptive filter depending on the input signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is disclosed. The …

Adaptive nonlinear processor for echo cancellation

W Song - US Patent 6,424,635, 2002 - Google Patents
FIG. 1, a typical voice-based network 100 comprises a local (near-end) telephone 110 and a
remote (far-end) telephone 120 coupled together over a bidirectional transmission path …

Echo canceller capable of cancelling an echo signal at a high speed

S Muraoka - US Patent 5,796,725, 1998 - Google Patents
An echo canceller (30) cancels an echo signal produced on a transmission path (14) on the
basis of a received signal received through a reception path (15). The echo canceller …

Voice enhancement system and method

TT Oshidari, AY Tong - US Patent 5,896,449, 1999 - Google Patents
Modern telecommunications networks are comprised of input and output devices. eg.
telephone sets. local central o? ices. and one or more telephone switches that are used for …

Echo cancellation apparatus

HS Virdee - US Patent 5,473,686, 1995 - Google Patents
The length (or the number of taps) of an adaptive finite impulse response (AFIR) filter is
continuously modified to produce optimal echo cancellation. In accordance with one …

Voice enhancement system and method

HS Ho, MK Pratt, PC Lim, TT Oshidari - US Patent 5,471,527, 1995 - Google Patents
A telecommunications network (120) is provided with adaptive gain control (AGC) of the
voice signals in network (120). Network (120) includes an input (12) for receiving a voice …

Subband echo canceler

DL Duttweiler - US Patent 5,566,167, 1996 - Google Patents
Failure to cancel echos at frequencies in which the frequency characteristics of sub-band
filters in the X and Y analysis filter banks overlag in subband echo cancelers is overcome by …

Full duplex speakerphone

DW Staudacher, HS Virdee - US Patent 5,657,384, 1997 - Google Patents
57 ABSTRACT A full duplex speakerphone for connection to a telephone system employs
adaptive FIR filters for acoustic and elec trical echo cancellation in a novel combination with …