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Digital echo canceller

CA 1318003 C · Owner: Van Gerwen, Petrus J. · Inventors: Kotmans, Hendrik J.; Van Gerwen, Petrus J.; Van De Laar, Franciscus A. M.

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Digital echo canceller A digital echo canceller 1 with a good protection against double-talk comprises a first filter 9 for the echo cancellation proper, a second adaptive filter 11 for making continuously adapted filter coefficients available to the first filter 9 and gate means 15 which will only apply the adapted filter coefficients to the first filter 9 if certain conditions are satisfied. In the echo canceller 1 a specific filter combination is used, in which the first filter 9 is a time-domain programmable filter (TDPF) and the second filter 11 is a frequency-domain block-adaptive (FDAF), and further means 20,20(1) are provided that are arranged in cascade with the gate means 15 for …

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  • Granted May 18, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 18, 2010.
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FiledJuly 7, 1988
GrantedMay 18, 1993
Term endedMay 18, 2010
Patent numberCA 1318003 C
Classification (IPC)H04B3/23 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedJuly 7, 1988Patent grantedMay 18, 1993Term endedMay 18, 2010

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