Patents Assigned to Conexant Systems, LLC
  • Patent number: 9762742
    Abstract: A method for echo cancellation in multichannel audio signals includes receiving a plurality of time-domain signals, including multichannel audio signals and at least one reference signal, transforming the time-domain signals to K under-sampled complex-valued subband signals using an analysis filter bank, and performing, for each of the K under-sampled complex-value subband signals, linear echo cancellation of the reference signal from each channel using an acoustic echo canceller. A probability of acoustic echo dominance is produced using a single-double talk estimator, and a semi-blind multichannel source separation is performed based on the probability and independent component analysis (“ICA”) to decompose the audio signals into a near-end source signal and a residual echoes using subband semi-blind source separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Conexant Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Francesco Nesta, Trausti Thormundsson
  • Patent number: 9729117
    Abstract: A system that utilizes an amplified signal is disclosed that includes a plurality of first switches coupled to a plurality of first impedances. A plurality of second switches coupled to a plurality of second impedances. An amplifier having a first input coupled to the plurality of first switches and a second input coupled to the plurality of second switches. A leakage current offset source coupled to the first input of the amplifier, wherein the leakage current offset source cancels a leakage current component of a first current provided from the plurality of first switches to the first input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Conexant Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Chandrashekar Reddy
  • Patent number: 9723152
    Abstract: Presented is a method and associated system for suppression of linear and nonlinear echo. The method includes dividing an input signal into several frequency bands in each of a several of time frames. The input signal may include an echo signal. The method further includes multiplying the input signal in each of the several frequency bands by a corresponding echo suppression signal. Calculating the corresponding echo suppression signal may include estimating a power of the echo signal in a particular frequency band as a sum of several component echo powers, each of the several component echo powers due to an excitation from a far-end signal in a corresponding one of the several frequency bands. Calculating the corresponding echo suppression signal may further include subtracting the power of the echo signal in the particular frequency band from a power of the input signal in the particular frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Conexant Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Youhong Lu, Trausti Thormundsson