Global Patent Index - EP 1197060 A1

EP 1197060 A1 20020417 - ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC ECHO CANCELLATION USING HIGH RESOLUTION DELAY LINE

Title (en)

ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC ECHO CANCELLATION USING HIGH RESOLUTION DELAY LINE

Title (de)

AKUSTISCHE UND ELEKTRONISCHE ECHOENTZERRUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER HOCHAUFLÖSENDEN VERZÖGERUNGSLEITUNG

Title (fr)

ANNULATION D'ECHO ACOUSTIQUE ET ELECTRONIQUE UTILISANT UNE LIGNE DE RETARD A HAUTE RESOLUTION

Publication

EP 1197060 A1 20020417 (EN)

Application

EP 00960172 A 20000720

Priority

  • US 0040441 W 20000720
  • US 36021199 A 19990723
  • US 36101499 A 19990723

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0108380A1] A high resolution delay line includes a coarse delay having a minimum period of delay and a fine delay having a total delay that is equal to or greater than half the minimum period. Each delay can be implemented in analog or digital form or the delay line can be implemented with one portion in analog form and the remainder in digital form. The digital delay provides a delay upward of 1,500 milliseconds. The fine delay provides a resolution of ten microseconds or less. For echo cancellation, a transmitted signal (21) is coupled through a coarse delay (25) and a fine delay (26) to one input of a correlator (27). Another input of the correlator is coupled to a received signal (22). The delays are adjusted (28, 29) for maximum correlation and the output of the fine delay is subtracted (81) from the received signal to reduce or eliminate an echo. The delays operate by sampling the signal and storing the samples at successive storage sites. The storage sites are read a predetermined time later, producing the delay. The read operation for the coarse echo includes three readings from three separate sites and using correlation products to indicate the magnitude and direction for changing the delay.

IPC 1-7

H04M 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06J 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06J 1/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0108380A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FI FR GB NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0108380 A1 20010201; EP 1197060 A1 20020417

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0040441 W 20000720; EP 00960172 A 20000720