Method and apparatus for detecting control signals
First Claim
1. A method of discriminating control signal information from non-control signal information, the control signal information for use by a communication system element, the control signal information and the non-control signal information included in one or more segments of a signal communicated over a communication system channel, the control signal information comprising signal components at one or more predetermined control signal frequencies, the non-control signal information comprising signal components at one or more information signal frequencies, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying a plurality of tapers to a segment of a communicated signal;
performing a transform of a tapered segment;
determining a similarity score based on a transform of a tapered segment and a model of a control signal, the similarity score reflecting a comparison of signal components of the communicated signal at the predetermined control signal frequencies with signal components of the communicated signal at other information signal frequencies;
classifying one or more segments of the communicated signal as representing either control signal information or non-control signal information based on a similarity score; and
providing an indicator signal representative of control signal information to the communication system element when the communicated signal has been classified as representing control signal information.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting control signal information for an element of a communication system. The control signal information is included in one or more segments of a signal communicated over a communication system channel. The invention provides for the application of a plurality of tapers to a segment of a communicated signal; the transformation of a tapered segment; the determination of a similarity score based on a transform of a tapered segment and a model of a control signal; the identification of control signal information based on a similarity score; and the creation of an indicator signal representative of the identified control signal information to the communication system element. The control signal information may comprise a dual-tone multi-frequency signal. The tapers may comprise a discrete prolate spheroidal sequence. A similarity score may be determined based on a ratio of energy distributions. The numerator of the ratio may comprise an energy distribution based on a control signal model, and the denominator of the ratio may comprise an energy distribution based on a difference between a transformed tapered segment and the control signal model.
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1. A method of discriminating control signal information from non-control signal information, the control signal information for use by a communication system element, the control signal information and the non-control signal information included in one or more segments of a signal communicated over a communication system channel, the control signal information comprising signal components at one or more predetermined control signal frequencies, the non-control signal information comprising signal components at one or more information signal frequencies, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying a plurality of tapers to a segment of a communicated signal; performing a transform of a tapered segment; determining a similarity score based on a transform of a tapered segment and a model of a control signal, the similarity score reflecting a comparison of signal components of the communicated signal at the predetermined control signal frequencies with signal components of the communicated signal at other information signal frequencies; classifying one or more segments of the communicated signal as representing either control signal information or non-control signal information based on a similarity score; and providing an indicator signal representative of control signal information to the communication system element when the communicated signal has been classified as representing control signal information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for discriminating control signal information from non-control signal information, the control signal information for use by a communication system element, the control signal information and the non-control signal information included in one or more segments of a signal communicated over a communication system channel, the control signal information comprising signal components at one or more predetermined control signal frequencies, the non-control signal information comprising signal components at one or more information signal frequencies, the apparatus comprising:
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means for applying a plurality of tapers to a segment of a communicated signal; means for performing a transform of a tapered segment; means for determining a similarity score based on a transform of a tapered segment and a model of a control signal, the similarity score reflecting a comparison of signal components of the communicated signal at the predetermined control signal frequencies with signal components of the communicated signal at other information signal frequencies; means for classifying one or more segments of the communicated signal as representing either control signal information or non-control signal information based on a similarity score; and means for providing an indicator signal representative of control signal information to the communication system element when the communicated signal has been classified as representing control signal information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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