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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1993
Ernst F Schroder, Hanover, DE;
Jens Spille, Laatzen, DE;
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Villigen-Schwenningen, DE;
Abstract
In a broadcast receiver, a dynamic compression of the signal is switched on or off in dependence on whether such a compression has been carried out at the transmitting end. An identification bit is transmitted for identifying this compression at the transmitter end. The object is to create a broadcast receiver which effects automatic switching-on or switching-off of an amplitude compression but manages without a transmitted identification bit. The received audio signal is applied to a signal analysing circuit which determines the scale factors of the signal and generates switching voltages dependent on the scale factors. The present invention has particular applicability for broadcast receivers in a motor vehicle or with subsequent signal recording.