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Loudspeaking telephone with a variable gain circuit

CA 1294081 C · Owner: Nec Corporation · Inventors: Shimada, Keiko

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A loudspeaking telephone with a variable gain circuit comprises a receiving path including first amplifying means for amplifying a received signal by a first gain to provide a received speech signal. A transmitting path includes second amplifying means for amplifying a transmitted speech signal by a second gain to provide a transmitted signal and first means for comparing a signal level on the receiving path with a signal level on the transmitting path to provide a control signal to control the first and the second gains. Second means responsive to the control signal for switching between the first and second gains are provided to make one of the gains larger than the other of the gains …

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  • Granted January 7, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 7, 2009.
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FiledJuly 6, 1988
GrantedJanuary 7, 1992
Term endedJanuary 7, 2009
Patent numberCA 1294081 C
Classification (IPC)H04M9/08

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedJuly 6, 1988Patent grantedJan 7, 1992Term endedJan 7, 2009

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