Echo canceller with improved doubletalk detection

Details Echo canceller with improved doubletalk detection Echo canceller with improved doubletalk detection

1991-12-17

1995-02-14

Dwyer, James L.

Telephonic communications

Subscriber line or transmission line interface

Network interface device

379411, 379407, 379409, 379392, 370 321, H04M 158

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053902505

ABSTRACT:
An echo canceller for use in send/receive apparatus includes a frequency-domain adaptive filter which provides filter parameters to a time-domain programmable filter. The programmable filter produces a signal y(k) which is an estimate of the echo signal produced by acoustic coupling between a loudspeaker in the received path and a microphone in the send path. By subtracting this estimate from the signal produced in the send path, an output signal r(k) is obtained from the send path which is essentially free of echoes. An accurate estimate of the echo signal cannot be obtained if a send signal is present at the input of the send path. Therefore, detecting means in the adaptive filter detects whether such a send signal is present and in that case blocks the transfer of filter parameters from the adaptive filter to the programmable filter. Erroneous modification of the estimated echo signal is thereby avoided. Detection of the presence of a send signal is based on whether the ratio of the power of the signal z(k) in the send path to the power of an output signal of the adaptive filter exceeds a specific threshold.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4712235 (1987-12-01), Jones, Jr.
patent: 4894820 (1990-01-01), Miyamoto et al.
patent: 4998241 (1991-03-01), Brox et al.

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