Abstract: On the basis of parameters representing background noise characteristics and parameters representing voice characteristics of a current frame, a voice activity detector 42 identifies whether the current frame is a non-active voice segment of background noise only or an active voice segment in which background noise has been superimposed on voice. The voice activity detector updates the background-noise characteristic parameters in each frame, irrespective of whether requirements for updating the background-noise characteristic parameters have been satisfied, in an interval of time from start of a steady operation for detection of voice activity to identification of an active voice segment. Further, the voice activity detector 42 relaxes the update requirements of the background-noise characteristic parameters based upon results of voice activity and voice non-activity detection and, when these requirements have been satisfied, updates the background-noise characteristic parameters.

Abstract: A coded frame synchronization method for decoding coded information sent every frame includes the steps of: (a) receiving a coded frame having error detection or correction codes, each of which is provided every predetermined number of bits, error detection or correction codes being added to the coded frame in accordance with a predetermined pattern; (b) pulling the coded frame in synchronization by performing an error detection process every predetermined number of bits to be compared with results of the error detection process and thus detecting a phase of the error detection or correction codes; and (c) recognizing a leading end of the coded frame on the basis of the phase of the error detection or correction codes.

Abstract: An information signal detection device and an information signal detection method are disclosed with which it is possible to transmit information by means of a DTMF signal using a channel that is prone to distortion, such as a high-efficiency channel. The information signal detection device comprises a filter bank component and a logic component. The filter bank component receives via a channel an information signal in which are superposed sine waves of two different frequencies selected from a specific number of frequencies sent by the sender, and generates binary information patterns showing in binary information whether the signal components of the various frequencies of this information signal are present. The logic component recognizes the end of the signal region when the binary information pattern generated in the binary information pattern generation step is containing no binary information showing that a signal component is present continuously for a specific period of time.

Abstract: An apparatus synchronizes a voice coder and a voice decoder which are of the vector-coding type in order to prevent a false synchronization even when a signal having the same period as a string of synchronizing bits is inputted. A noise component adding unit adds a noise component to an input voice signal. Therefore, even if the input voice signal has the same period as that of a string of synchronizing bits and is completely periodic, the periodicity of the input voice signal is lost by the added noise component. Based on the input voice signal which is no longer periodic, a vector-coding unit, a quantizing signal vector generating unit, and a code book index transmitting unit generate code book indexes and transmit the generated code book indexes to a voice decoder. Therefore, the voice decoder is prevented from developing a false synchronization.

Abstract: The coder generates code information A.sub.1 -A.sub.N, each representing one of Q quantization points of an input signal, where Q is an integer equal to or less than 2.sup.x and X is a positive number, synthesizes the code information A.sub.1 -A.sub.N into a code H through an operation:H=A.sub.1 Q.sup.N-1 +A.sub.2 Q.sup.N-2 + . . . +A.sub.N-1 Q+A.sub.N,and outputs the code H. The decoder inputs the code H, separates the code H into code information A.sub.1 -A.sub.N through operations with decimal fractions of quotients truncated:A.sub.1 =H/Q.sup.N-1A.sub.2 =(H-A.sub.1 Q.sup.N-1)/Q.sup.N-2A.sub.N-1 =(H-A.sub.1 Q.sup.N-1 -A.sub.2 Q.sup.N-2 - . . . -A.sub.N-2 Q.sup.2)/QA.sub.N =H-A.sub.1 Q.sup.N-1 -A.sub.2 Q.sup.N-2 - . . . -A.sub.N-2 Q.sup.2 -A.sub.N-1 Q,and reproduces an output signal based upon the thus-separated code information A.sub.1 -A.sub.N.

Abstract: The high performance multiplexed transmission system of this invention is configured by a sound coding unit for coding voice input information by separating it into a core information part for assuring the minimum acceptable sound quality and a supplementary information part discardable in stages per the transmission priorities. There is a silent section detecting unit for detecting silent sections of voice input information. In addition, there is a multiplexing unit for multiplexing only the information synchronizing with the correspondent's coder for the voice channels from which no sound is detected, or first the core information part and second the supplementary information part from the ones with the highest priorities in stages in fixed length frames, for discarding the supplementary information parts, which cannot be multiplexed because of a band deficiency.

Abstract: The invention provides a synchronism establishing method and apparatus including a plurality of modules having different independent synchronization patterns to be switched wherein the switching transition process having a time length corresponding to the number of protection stages necessary for pull in and protection of synchronism is reduced so small that the presence of such switching transition process can be ignored while assuring similar advantages to those of conventional synchronism establishing apparatus. A master side module delivers a notification of establishment of synchronism thereof to a slave side module. When the slave side module is in a condition wherein synchronism is established, it puts its synchronizing operation into a waiting mode. Even if it thereafter detects a number of abnormal synchronization patterns greater than the number of protection stages, it does not determine a pull out condition and maintains the pulled in phase.