Abstract:
Detection of in-band noise in a radio communications voice channel is provided by mixing a signal having a known frequency into a radio signal containing a voice channel signal in an in-band range, thereby translating the voice channel signal out of the in-band range. The in-band range is thereafter examined for the presence of noise signal energy whose presence can be indicative of in-band noise. Squelching of the voice channel is provided in the event that in-band noise energy exceeds a predetermined threshold.
Abstract:
A communication device (100) having a receiver (106) and an audio output device (116) is provided. The communication device (100) includes a digital signal processor DSP (110) for measuring the level of signal energy in a first segment of the frequency spectrum of the received signal to dynamically establish a squelch threshold. The DSP (110) is also used to measure the level of signal energy in a second segment of the frequency spectrum of the received signal. The communication device (100) also includes audio gates (114). The audio gates (114) provide for the unmuting of the audio output device (116) when the signal energy contained in the second segment of the frequency spectrum of the received signal is below the squelch threshold.
Abstract:
A squelch circuit (118) is provided having a squelch hysteresis window for preventing squelch chatter in a communication device (100). The communication device (100) includes a plurality of squelch states. The squelch circuit (118) comprises a first means (206) for sensing when the communication device (100) is in a first squelch state. The squelch circuit (118) also includes a second means (116) which is responsive to the first means (206) for varying the squelch hysteresis window to prevent squelch chatter.
Abstract:
A sound processing system operative to measure the level of diffusivity of the sounds present in the input sound signal. The system includes a plurality of input channels for receiving audio signals from an audio scene, the audio scene comprising at least one target sound in the presence of background noise. A diffusivity measurement unit is included so as to be operably coupled to the plurality of input channels to receive the audio signals therefrom and measure a level of diffusivity of the sounds present therein. A leveler unit is operably coupled to the plurality of input channels for receiving the audio signals therefrom and for applying a gain to the audio signals to minimize variations in the audio signal levels. A controller is operably coupled to the diffusivity measurement unit and the leveler unit to control the gain applied to the audio signals by the leveler unit based on the level of diffusivity of the sounds present therein.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a squelch control arrangement in an analogue mobile network. The invention is characterized by comprising a first information activity detector (23) for monitoring the information activity of an uplink transmission from a mobile station (MS); a second information activity detector (24) for monitoring the information activity of a downlink transmission; and a squelch control unit (25), responsive to said first and second information activity detectors (23, 24), for controlling a squelch switch (21). The invention also relates to a method of controlling the squelch in an analogue mobile system.
Abstract:
A radio receiver for receiving audio frequency communications conveyed by a high-frequency carrier and occurring randomly over time. In addition to the tuning circuits (1), a detector (2), audio frequency amplifier means (4) and a sound transducer (5), said receiver includes controlled switching means (3) connected between the detector (2) and the amplifier means (4) for disabling or reenabling the transfer of the audio signal from the detector (2) to the sound transducer (5). Filtering and detection means (12, 13) set a silence threshold to provide squelch. The means are arranged to set the silence threshold in accordance with the level of a part of the audio spectrum from the detector (2) of which the frequency band only contains noise and is located outside the frequency band of the signal representing the useful audio communication to be received. Said receiver is particularly suitable for use in citizen's band equipment.
Abstract:
There is provided a method for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising: capturing audio signals by a microphone arrangement (17) of a transmission unit (10, 1 10); analyzing, by a voice activity detector (24) of the transmission unit, the captured audio signals in order to judge whether a voice is present close to the microphone arrangement or not, analyzing, by a noise level estimator (25), the captured audio signals in order to estimate a surrounding noise level, processing the captured audio signals and transmitting, by a transceiver (28) of the transmission unit, the processed audio signals via a wireless link (12) to a receiver unit (14, 1 14, 214), and stimulating the user's hearing, by stimulating means (16, 64, 82, 182) worn at or in at least one of the user's ears, according to the received audio signals, wherein the audio signals are processed prior to and/or after transmission via the wireless link by setting the gain applied to the audio signals according to the close voice / no close judgement of the voice activity detector and the estimated surrounding noise level, wherein said gain is set to a first gain value (g 1 ) during times when the presence of close voice is judged, wherein said gain is reduced from the first gain value by an attenuation value (a) to a second gain value (g 2 ) when a change from close voice to no close voice is judged, and wherein the attenuation value is selected as a function of the estimated surrounding noise level in such a manner that the attenuation value increases with increasing estimated surrounding noise level.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for processing signals are disclosed. The apparatus may include a receiver configured to receive an audio signal having a plurality of audio artifacts, and an audio circuit configured to reduce the audio artifacts during at least a portion of a time period as a function of an energy level of the audio signal during that time period.