Communication signal compression system and method
First Claim
1. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved encoding method comprising:
- transforming the communication signal into two separate components including;
determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal,mixing the communication signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component, andmixing the communication signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component;
quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter; and
formatting the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system.
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Abstract
A telecommunication system and method for communicating communication signals between various stations over a selected carrier medium. An improved encoder and method is provided for compressing a communication signal into a selectively formatted encoded signal to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium. The method is particularly useful for encoding fax and modem data signals which do not exhibit the harmonics of a voice signal. A decoder and method for reconstruction of the encoded signal are also provided.
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57 Claims
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1. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved encoding method comprising:
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transforming the communication signal into two separate components including; determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal,mixing the communication signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component, andmixing the communication signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component;quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter; and formatting the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved method of encoding fax signals comprising:
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transforming the fax signal into two separate components including; mixing the fax signal with cos(1800t) to produce an in-phase component, and mixing the fax signal with sin(1800t) to produce a quadrature component; quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter; and formatting the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved method of encoding split band modem signals comprising:
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transforming the modem signal into two separate components including; determining the band of the modem signal, mixing the modem signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component and mixing the modem signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component where Ω
is 1200 for an originating band signal and Ω
is 2400 for an answering band signal;quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter; and formatting the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed into a selectively formatted encoded signal comprised of quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and a gain component to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved decoding method comprising:
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separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of a compressed encoded signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal being decoded;reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals by quantize decoding in accordance with the gain component; mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(Ω
t);mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(Ω
t); andsumming the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed into a selectively formatted encoded signal comprised of quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and a gain component to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved method of decoding compressed encoded fax signals comprising:
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separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of a compressed encoded fax signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals by quantize decoding in accordance with the gain component; mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(1800t); mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(1800t); and summing the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed fax signal.
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19. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed into a selectively formatted encoded signal comprised of quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and a gain component to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved method of decoding compressed encoded modem signals comprising:
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separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of a compressed encoded modem signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals by quantize decoding in accordance with the gain component; determining the band of the modem signal, mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(Ω
t) and mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(Ω
t) where Ω
is 1200 for an originating band signal and Ω
is 2400 for an answering band signal; andsumming the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed modem signal.
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20. In a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, an improved communication method comprising:
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transforming the communication signal into two separate components including; determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal,mixing the communication signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component, andmixing the communication signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component;quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter; formatting the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal; transmitting the compressed encoded signal over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of the compressed encoded signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals by quantize decoding in accordance with the gain component; mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(Ω
t);mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(Ω
t); andsumming the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A signal compression encoder for a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, the encoder comprising:
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means for transforming a communication signal into two separate components including; means for determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal,means for mixing the communication signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component, andmeans for mixing the communication signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component;means for quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter formatting means for multiplexing the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A signal decompression decoder for a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various locations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed into a selectively formatted encoded signal comprised of quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and a gain component to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, the decoder comprising:
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format decoding means for separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of a compressed encoded signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; means for determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal being decoded;quantize decoding means for reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals in accordance with the gain component; means for mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(Ω
t);means for mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(Ω
t); andmeans for summing the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A communication station for a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various stations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed into a selectively formatted encoded signal to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, the communication station comprising:
- at least one signal compression encoder including;
means for transforming a communication signal into two separate components including; means for determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal,means for mixing the communication signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component, andmeans for mixing the communication signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component;means for quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter formatting means for multiplexing the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; and at least one signal decompression decoder including; format decoding means for separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of a compressed encoded signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; means for determining the approximate center frequency Ω
'"'"' of the communication signal being decoded;quantize decoding means for reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals in accordance with the gain component and a selected number of quantization levels; means for mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(Ω
'"'"'t);means for mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(Ω
'"'"'t); andmeans for summing the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- at least one signal compression encoder including;
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43. A communication station for a telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various stations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed into a selectively formatted encoded signal to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, the communication station comprising:
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a plurality of signal compression encoders and signal decompression decoders for encoding and decoding a selected type of signal; means for selecting one of said encoders for processing a signal to be transmitted in accordance with the signal type; means for selecting one of said decoders for processing a received signal in accordance with the signal type; at least one of said signal compression encoders including; means for transforming a communication signal into two separate components including; means for mixing the communication signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component where Ω
is a preselected value, andmeans for mixing the communication signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component;means for quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter formatting means for multiplexing the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; and at least one of said signal decompression decoders including; format decoding means for separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of a compressed encoded signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; quantize decoding means for reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals in accordance with the gain component and a selected number of quantization levels; means for mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(Ω
'"'"'t) where Ω
'"'"' is a preselected value;means for mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(Ω
'"'"'t); andmeans for summing the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A telecommunication system for communicating communication signals between various stations over a selected carrier medium wherein the communication signal is compressed into a selectively formatted encoded signal to facilitate its transmission over the selected carrier medium and the communication signal is reconstructed after reception, the system comprising:
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a first station having at least one signal compression encoder including; means for transforming a communication signal into two separate components including; means for determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal,means for mixing the communication signal with cos(Ω
t) to produce an in-phase component, andmeans for mixing the communication signal with sin(Ω
t) to produce a quadrature component;means for quantizing each separated signal component into a selected number of levels thereby encoding the signal components into quantized signals and an associated quantization gain parameter formatting means for multiplexing the quantized signals and gain component to thereby produce a compressed encoded signal for transmission over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; and a second station for receiving the compressed encoded signal from said first station having at least one signal decompression decoder including; format decoding means for separating the quantized in-phase and quadrature signals and gain component of a compressed encoded signal received over the selected carrier medium of the communication system; means for determining the approximate center frequency Ω
of the communication signal being decoded;quantize decoding means for reconstructing the respective in-phase and quadrature signals in accordance with the gain component; means for mixing the reconstructed in-phase signal with cos(Ω
t);means for mixing the reconstructed quadrature signal with sin(Ω
t); andmeans for summing the two mixed, reconstructed signals to reproduce the decoded, decompressed communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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