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US 8,019,449 B2Granted
Systems, methods, and devices for processing audio signals
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsFarhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Scott J. Mollica, Thomas W. Hill
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising a plurality of activities, comprising: initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a CPE gateway coupled to the audio device, the CPE gateway coupleable to a network; and negotiating between the audio device and the CPE gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network, the audio signal corresponding to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- an audio device forming a telephone handset having at least one speaker element and a processor, wherein the audio device is coupled to a consumer premises equipment gateway, which is coupled to a network, and
- wherein the processor of the audio device upon being coupled to the consumer premises equipment gateway immediately negotiates with the consumer premises equipment gateway regarding a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the gateway;
- wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths;
- wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of the speaker elements determined by the gateway;
- and
- wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz.
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A machine-implemented method comprising:
- initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a consumer premises equipment gateway coupled to the audio device, and wherein the gateway is coupleable to a network;
- and
- immediately negotiating between the audio device and the consumer premises equipment gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the consumer premises equipment gateway via a physical port, wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths, wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of speaker elements of the audio device, wherein the speaker type is determined by the consumer premises equipment gateway, wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz.
A machine readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions, which, when loaded in and executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
- initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a consumer premises equipment gateway coupled to the audio device, and wherein the gateway is coupleable to a network;
- and
- immediately negotiating between the audio device and the gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the consumer premises equipment gateway via a physical port, wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths, wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of speaker elements of the audio device, wherein the speaker type is determined by the consumer premises equipment gateway, wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz.
A machine-implemented method comprising:
- initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a consumer premises equipment gateway coupled to the audio device, and wherein the gateway is coupleable to a network;
- and
- immediately negotiating between the audio device and the gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the consumer premises equipment gateway via a physical port, wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths, wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of speaker elements of the audio device, wherein the speaker type is determined by the computer premises equipment gateway, wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz and is not larger than an audio bandwidth of the audio device.
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