Selective transmission of encoded voice information representing silence
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting an audible message in discrete packets, comprising the steps of:
- A) providing a message to be transmitted;
B) packetizing the message in discrete packets;
C) transmitting the discrete packets;
D) for each and every audible message so transmitted, upon transmitting all of the discrete packets, automatically transmitting at least one additional packet representing silence.
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Abstract
Discrete packets (306) containing encoded voice information are transmitted within frames (301 and 302) in a repetitive manner until all voice information has been sent. Following transmission of all packets containing such voice information, at least a predetermined number of additional packets (401) are then transmitted, which additional packets represent silence. Following this, a disconnect signal (304) is transmitted. So configured, loss of the disconnect signal due to fading or other communication pathway disturbances will not necessarily lead to audibilization of undesired sounds, as the decoding protocol at the receiver (200) provides for reprocessing of recently received packet information in the absence of newly available reliable information. Hence, the silence information is continually reprocessed until either reliable information is again available or a time out sequence concludes.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting an audible message in discrete packets, comprising the steps of:
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A) providing a message to be transmitted; B) packetizing the message in discrete packets; C) transmitting the discrete packets; D) for each and every audible message so transmitted, upon transmitting all of the discrete packets, automatically transmitting at least one additional packet representing silence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of transmitting an audible message in discrete packets, comprising the steps of:
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A) providing a voiced message to be transmitted; B) digitizing the voiced message to provide a digitized voiced message; C) sampling and processing the digitized voiced message to provide a plurality of discrete packets; D) transmitting the discrete packets; E) for each and every voiced message so transmitted, upon concluding transmission of the discrete packets, automatically transmitting at least one additional packet representing silence. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A radio, comprising:
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A) input means for receiving a voiced message to be transmitted; B) digitizing means operably coupled to the input means for digitizing the voiced message; C) processing means operably coupled to the digitizing means for sampling and processing the digitized voice message pursuant to a particular voice encoding methodology to provide a plurality of discrete packets; D) transmission means operably coupled to the processing means for transmitting the plurality of discrete packets; E) control means operably coupled to the input means, the processing means, and the transmission means, for sensing conclusion of the voiced message, and for each and every voiced message so transmitted, causing a predetermined number of additional discrete packets to be transmitted following conclusion of transmission of the plurality of discrete packets, which additional discrete packets represent silence. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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