Feedback level estimator between loudspeaker and microphone

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H04R 3/02 (2006.01) H04M 9/08 (2006.01)

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CA 2129102

An improved echo cancelling device (18) for reducing the effects of acoustic feedback between a loudspeaker and microphone in a communication system. The device includes an adjustable filter (50) for receiving a loudspeaker signal and generating in response thereto an echo estimation signal. The device subtracts (54) the echo estimation signal from the microphone signal to produce an echo corrected microphone signal. During periods of time when the microphone signal is substantially derived from acoustic feedback between the loudspeaker and the microphone, the device adjusts (58) transfer characteristics of the filter (52) to reduce the echo corrected microphone signal. The improvement includes estimating from the adjusted transfer characteristics an energy transfer ratio representative of the ratio of the energy of the microphone signal to the energy of the loudspeaker signal. The device compares the microphone signal to the energy transfer ratio multiplied by the loudspeaker signal to identify periods of the time when the microphone signal is substantially derived from acoustic feedback between the loudspeaker and the microphone.

Dispositif de suppression d'échos amélioré (18) permettant de réduire les effets d'une réaction acoustique entre un haut-parleur et un microphone dans un système de communication. Le dispositif comprend un filtre réglable (50) recevant un signal de haut-parleur et produisant en réponse un signal d'estimation d'écho. Le dispositif soustrait (54) le signal d'estimation d'écho du signal de haut-parleur afin de produire un signal de microphone corrigé par rapport à l'écho. Au cours des périodes où le signal de microphone est sensiblement dérivé de la réaction acoustique entre le haut-parleur et le microphone, le dispositif règle (58) les caractéristiques de transfert du filtre (52) de façon à réduire le signal de microphone corrigé par rapport à l'écho. Le perfectionnement réside dans le fait qu'à partir des caractéristiques de tranfert réglées, un rapport de transfert d'énergie est estimé, lequel représente le rapport entre l'énergie du signal de microphone et l'énergie du signal de haut-parleur. Le dispositif compare le signal de microphone au rapport de transfert d'énergie multiplié par le signal de haut-parleur afin d'identifier les périodes au cours desquelles le signal de microphone est sensiblement dérivé de la réaction acoustique entre le haut-parleur et le microphone.

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