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Systems and methods for independent and control-isolated audio processing (ICIAP)

  • US 9,351,077 B1
  • Filed: 12/11/2014
  • Issued: 05/24/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communications system, comprising at least one independent and control-isolated audio processing connection system configured to be coupled between a communications backbone and multiple external devices, the audio processing connection system comprising:

  • at least one control processing device and at least one separate channelized audio processing device, the control processing device being coupled to the separate audio processing device by a data communication bus; and

    multiple separate hardware audio processing channels that are each implemented by independent and dedicated hardware paths on the separate audio processing device to separate and isolate each of the audio processing channels from the other audio processing channels, each of the hardware audio processing channels being coupled to the communications backbone by a communications interface layer of the separate audio processing device, and each of the hardware audio processing channels being coupled to one or more of the external devices by a hardware interface layer of the separate audio processing device;

    where the multiple separate hardware audio processing channels include one or more respective hardware audio input channels, one or more respective hardware audio output channels, or a combination thereof;

    where each of at least a portion of the hardware audio input channels is configured to receive audio data from at least one external device coupled to the audio input channel and to insert the received audio data on to the communications backbone via the communications interface; and

    where each of at least a portion of the hardware audio output channels is configured to extract audio data from the communications backbone via the communication interface and to transmit the extracted audio data to at least one external device coupled to the audio output channel.

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