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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Philippe Gournay, Sherbrooke, CA;
Milan Jelinek, Sherbrooke, CA;
Steven C. Greer, Rowlett, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus is provided that includes at least one entity for transmitting speech signals in a discontinuous transmission mode including transmitting speech frames interspersed with frames including comfort noise parameters during periods of speech pauses. The entit(ies) include a first entity for estimating a current noise value. In addition, the apparatus includes a second entity for selectively controlling a rate at which the frames including comfort noise parameters are transmitted during the periods of speech pauses based upon the estimated current noise value.