METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUDIO TRANSMIT LOOPBACK PROCESSING IN AN AUDIO CODEC

• US 20090319279A1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kong, Hongwei, Sutharsan, Thirunathan
• Application Number:
  US12/200,125
• Publication Number:
  US 20090319279A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/500
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection

Abstract

Methods and systems for audio transmit loopback processing in an audio CODEC are disclosed and may include receiving digital audio signals to be transmitted via the wireless device, and looping back one or more of the signals to an output device via a switch matrix. One or more of the digital audio signals may be generated via a digital microphone, which may include a microelectromechanical (MEMS) microphone. The received digital audio signals may be filtered via decimation filters, which may include poly-phase filters. The received digital audio signals may be switched between phases of the poly-phase filters via an input switch, which may include CMOS transistors. One or more of the received digital audio signals may be generated from a received analog signal via an analog to digital converter (ADC), which may include a multi-channel ADC. The output device may include a wireless headset, loudspeaker and/or audio test equipment.

Claims

1. A method for processing audio signals, the method comprising:

in a wireless device comprising a hardware audio CODEC,

receiving one or more digital audio signals to be transmitted via said wireless device; and

looping back one or more of said digital audio signals to an output device via a switch matrix integrated within said hardware audio CODEC.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein one or more of said digital audio signals is generated via a digital microphone.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said digital microphone is a microelectromechanical (MEMS) microphone.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising filtering said one or more received digital audio signals via decimation filters.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said decimation filters comprise poly-phase filters.

6. The method according to claim 5, comprising switching said received digital audio signals between phases of said poly-phase filters via an input switch.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said switch matrix comprises CMOS transistors.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating one or more of said received digital audio signals from a received analog signal via an analog to digital converter (ADC).

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said ADC comprises a multi-channel ADC.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said output device comprises a wireless headset, loudspeaker and/or audio test equipment.

11. A system for processing audio signals, the system comprising:

one or more circuits in a wireless device, said one or more circuits comprising a hardware audio CODEC and a switch matrix integrated within said hardware audio CODEC, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to receive one or more digital audio signals to be transmitted via said wireless device; and

said one or more circuits being operable to loop back one or more of said digital audio signals to an output device via said switch matrix.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein one or more of said digital audio signals is generated via a digital microphone.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said digital microphone is a microelectromechanical (MEMS) microphone.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to filter said one or more received digital audio signals via decimation filters.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said decimation filters comprise poly-phase filters.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to switch said received digital audio signals between phases of said poly-phase filters via an input switch.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said switch matrix comprises CMOS transistors.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to generate one or more of said received digital audio signals from a received analog signal via an analog to digital converter (ADC).

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said ADC comprises a multi-channel ADC.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein said output device comprises a wireless headset, loudspeaker and/or audio test equipment.