Methods and apparatus for resource sharing for voice and data interlacing
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1. A method, comprising:
- a voice and data communication system having a shared antenna for transmitting and receiving information in time slots, wherein the antenna can only be used for transmit or receive at a given time, determining timing requirements for data transmission and reception;
interrupting data transmission for transmission of speech in selected intervals while meeting the data transmission timing and throughput requirements;
sensing the presence of speech within an audio input to determine what segments of the audio input may be discarded without degrading intelligibility; and
compressing duration of the speech by speeding up the speech to fit within the selected intervals, to preserve the intelligibility of the compressed speech.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for voice and data interlacing in a system having a shared antenna. In one embodiment, a voice and data communication system has a shared antenna for transmitting and receiving information in time slots, wherein the antenna can only be used for transmit or receive at a given time. The system determines timing requirements for data transmission and reception and interrupts data transmission for transmission of speech in selected intervals while meeting the data transmission timing and throughput requirements. The speech can be manipulated to fit with the selected intervals, to preserve the intelligibility of the manipulated speech.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
- a voice and data communication system having a shared antenna for transmitting and receiving information in time slots, wherein the antenna can only be used for transmit or receive at a given time, determining timing requirements for data transmission and reception;
interrupting data transmission for transmission of speech in selected intervals while meeting the data transmission timing and throughput requirements;
sensing the presence of speech within an audio input to determine what segments of the audio input may be discarded without degrading intelligibility; andcompressing duration of the speech by speeding up the speech to fit within the selected intervals, to preserve the intelligibility of the compressed speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a voice and data communication system having a shared antenna for transmitting and receiving information in time slots, wherein the antenna can only be used for transmit or receive at a given time, determining timing requirements for data transmission and reception;
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9. A system, comprising:
- an antenna;
a voice and data communication system sharing the antenna for transmitting and receiving information in time slots, wherein the antenna can only be used for transmit or receive at a given time;
a data/voice timing control module to determine timing requirements for data transmission and reception and to interrupt data transmission for transmission of speech in selected intervals while meeting the data transmission timing and throughput requirements; and
a speech analysis and control module to sense the presence of speech within an audio input to determine what segments of the audio input may be discarded without degrading intelligibility and to compress duration of the speech by speeding up the speech to fit within the selected intervals, to preserve the intelligibility of the compressed speech. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- an antenna;
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19. A system, comprising:
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an antenna; a speech source, a speech sink, a data source, and a data sink; a transmit/receive switch coupled to the antenna; a speech analysis and control module coupled to the speech source; a data/voice timing control module coupled between the speech analysis and control module and the transmit/receive switch; a transmit switch coupled to the data/voice timing control module, the speech analysis and control module, and a RF transmit module, which is coupled to the transmit/receive switch; a speech demodulator coupled to the speech sink; a RF receive module coupled to the speech demodulator, a data decoder, and a time division control module, which is coupled to the data/voice timing control module; and a data encoder coupled to the data source, the time division control module, and data/voice timing control module, wherein the data decoder is coupled to the data sink.
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