Patents by Inventor Neil Bershad

Neil Bershad has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050147230
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adapting dual filters is disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include transforming a signal, adapting a first adaptive filter based on the transformed signal, estimating a delay of an impulse response based on the adaptation of the first filter, delaying a signal based on the estimated delay, and adapting a second adaptive filter based on the delayed signal. In one aspect, an echo or other unwanted signal may be reduced or cancelled based on the adaptation of the second filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Neil Bershad, Anurag Bist
  • Patent number: 6909782
    Abstract: A first adaptive filter having a first filter length estimates a channel weight vector of an echo channel using an affine projection (AP) update. The echo channel receives a send input sequence and a receive input sequence. The echo channel has a plurality of sparse multi-path channels. A delay estimator determines a plurality of delays in the echo channel using the estimated channel weight vector. A second adaptive filter estimates a plurality of short weight vectors using the AP update and the plurality of delays. The short weight vectors correspond to the sparse multi-path channels. Each of the short weight vectors has a short filter length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Bershad, Anurag Bist, Stan Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6700978
    Abstract: An adaptive filter estimates a channel weight vector of an echo channel using an affine projection (AP) update. The echo channel receives a send input sequence and a receive input sequence. The channel weight vector has first and second lengths when the adaptive filter operates in a first adaptation mode and a second adaptation mode, respectively. A delay estimator determines a delay in the echo channel using the adaptive filter in the first adaptation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Bershad, Anurag Bist, Stan Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20020093919
    Abstract: A first adaptive filter having a first filter length estimates a channel weight vector of an echo channel using an affine projection (AP) update. The echo channel receives a send input sequence and a receive input sequence. The echo channel has a plurality of sparse multi-path channels. A delay estimator determines a plurality of delays in the echo channel using the estimated channel weight vector. A second adaptive filter estimates a plurality of short weight vectors using the AP update and the plurality of delays. The short weight vectors correspond to the sparse multi-path channels. Each of the short weight vectors has a short filter length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Neil Bershad, Anurag Bist, Stan Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20020071547
    Abstract: An adaptive filter estimates a channel weight vector of an echo channel using an affine projection (AP) update. The echo channel receives a send input sequence and a receive input sequence. The channel weight vector has first and second lengths when the adaptive filter operates in a first adaptation mode and a second adaptation mode, respectively. A delay estimator determines a delay in the echo channel using the adaptive filter in the first adaptation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Neil Bershad, Anurag Bist, Stan Hsieh