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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2007
Applicant:
James L. Archibald, Lehigh, PA (US);
Inventor:
James L. Archibald, Lehigh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems LLC, Allentown, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for attenuating applause from a satellite radio signal, including, a spectrum analyzer and comparator having an internal memory for obtaining a spectral signature of different sounds in the radio signal, a detector automatically detecting whether the sounds contain applause, an attenuator attenuating the sounds containing applause; and a digital to analog converter converting the attenuated sounds for audio listening. A comparator compares applause in the radio signal to a threshold level and disables the attenuator when the applause abates below the threshold level.