Systems and methods for independent and control-isolated audio processing (ICIAP)
First Claim
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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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that may implement independent and control-isolated audio processing (ICIAP) to separate and/or control audio streams at multiple levels of sensitivity and/or security. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one example using separate real time digital audio processing and mixing hardware “channels” for each audio stream that are provided within an ICIAP connection system that includes at least one ICIAP audio processing device and a separate control processor, while at the same time incorporating a comprehensive set of interlocks to ensure the separation of audio data streams from one another and from control information, and to ensure authorization in real time for each different audio stream.
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26 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of communicating data, comprising:
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providing at least one channelized audio processing device coupled between a communications backbone and multiple devices external to the audio processing device, the audio processing device including multiple separate hardware audio input and/or output processing channels that are each implemented by independent and dedicated hardware paths on the 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 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; providing at least one separate control processing device coupled to the audio processing device by a data communication bus; and performing at least one of the following steps; using at least one of the hardware audio input channels 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, or using at least one of the hardware audio output channels 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, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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