IP Library Granted Patent US 8,200,482
Granted Patent B2
US 8,200,482 · App. 12/058,947 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Systems, methods and apparatus for transmitting data over a voice channel of a telephone network using linear predictive coding based modulation

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Patent No.
US 8,200,482
App. No.
12/058,947
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The various embodiments described herein generally provide apparatus, systems and methods which facilitate the transmission of data between a client device and a remote device over a voice channel of a telephone network. More particularly, data from a client device is modulated into an audio signal using linear predictive coding (LPC) synthesis and transmitted to the remote device during a phone call. The remote device receives the audio signal and performs linear predictive coding (LPC) analysis to extract the transmitted data.

Claims (66)

1. A method for transmitting data between a client device and a remote device, the method comprising:

providing a first codebook of line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters, each value of the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters corresponding with a particular value of input data;

identifying data for transmission from a client device to a remote device;

selecting the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters from the first codebook corresponding with a value of the data for transmission;

synthesizing the selected line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to modulate an audio signal;

transmitting the audio signal from the client device to the remote device over a voice channel of a telephone network;

receiving the audio signal at the remote device;

performing linear predictive code (LPC) based analysis on the audio signal to identify the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters for the received audio signal;

providing a second codebook of line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters at the remote device, the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters of the second codebook corresponding with the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters of the first codebook; and

searching the second codebook for the identified line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to identify the value of the data corresponding with the identified line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the telephone network comprises a wireless telephone network.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein transmitting the audio signal further comprises:

transmitting the audio signal from the client device to a wireless telephone; and

transmitting the audio signal from the wireless telephone to the remote device over a wireless telephone network.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein transmitting the audio signal from the client device to a wireless telephone further comprises:

transmitting the audio signal from the client device to the wireless telephone over a wireless connection.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein transmitting the audio signal from the client device to a wireless telephone further comprises:

transmitting the audio signal from the client device to the wireless telephone over a cable communicatively coupled between the client device and the wireless telephone.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the audio signal from the client device to the remote device further comprises:

creating at least one packet from the audio signal, wherein a size of the packet corresponds with a size of a frame utilized by the wireless telephone network.

7. A method for receiving data from a remote device through a wireless telephone network, the method comprising:

providing a codebook of line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters, each value of the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters corresponding with a particular value of input data;

receiving an audio signal from the remote device through a wireless telephone network;

performing linear predictive code (LPC) based analysis on the audio signal to identify line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters for the audio signal, the audio signal originating from the remote device;

searching the codebook for the identified line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to identify a value of data corresponding with the identified line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters;

identifying second data for transmission to the remote device;

searching the codebook to select line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters corresponding with the second data;

synthesizing the selected line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to modulate a second audio signal; and

transmitting the second audio signal to the remote device over the wireless telephone network.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein searching the codebook further comprises:

utilizing a best fit function to identify the value of the data based on the identified line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the data comprises ordering information, and wherein the method further comprises:

generating a bill for a user of the client device based on the ordering information.

10. An entertainment device comprising:

an input module that receives video content from a content source;

a processor communicatively coupled to the input module that outputs the video content for presentation on a presentation device and further aggregates data regarding the video content;

a storage medium that stores a first codebook of line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters, each value of the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters corresponding with a particular value of input data;

an interface module communicatively coupled to the processor and communicatively coupled to a wireless telephone that:

initiates a phone call to a remote device through the wireless telephone;

searches the codebook to select line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters corresponding with the data;

synthesizes the selected line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to modulate an audio signal;

transmits the audio signal to the wireless telephone, wherein the wireless telephone transmits the audio signal to the remote device over a wireless telephone network during the phone call;

receives a second audio signal from the wireless telephone, the second audio signal originating from the remote device;

performs linear predictive code (LPC) analysis on the audio signal to identify second line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters for the audio signal; and

searches the codebook for the identified second line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to determine a value of data corresponding with the identified second line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters.

11. The entertainment device of claim 10 , wherein the interface module comprises a wireless transceiver that communicates with the wireless telephone.

12. The entertainment device of claim 11 , wherein the wireless transceiver is configured as a wireless headset of the wireless telephone.

13. The entertainment device of claim 10 , wherein the interface module comprises an input port that receives a cable, the cable communicatively coupling the interface module and the wireless telephone.

14. A call processing system comprising:

an interface module that receives a phone call from a client device, the phone call including data modulated into an audio signal;

a storage medium that stores a codebook of line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters, each value of the line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters corresponding with a particular value of input data;

a decoder communicatively coupled to the interface module and communicatively coupled to the storage medium that:

receives an audio signal from a telephone network, the telephone network communicatively coupling the interface module to a client device, the audio signal originating from the client device;

performs linear predictive code (LPC) based analysis on the audio signal to identify line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters for the audio signal; and

searches the codebook for the identified line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to determine a value of data corresponding with the identified line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters;

a processor that associates the data modulated into an audio signal with stored information regarding the client device;

wherein the processor generates second data for transmission to the client device, and wherein the interface module:

receives the second data for transmission to the client device;

searches the codebook to select second line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters corresponding with the second data

synthesizes the second line-spectral pair (LSP) parameters to modulate a second audio signal; and

transmits the second audio signal to the client device over the telephone network.

15. The call processing system of claim 14 , wherein the interface module is communicatively coupled to the client device through a wireless telephone of the telephone network.

16. The call processing system of claim 14 , wherein:

the client device comprises an entertainment device;

the data includes video ordering information; and

the processor generates a bill for a user of the client device based on the video ordering information and the stored information.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2021
From: DISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; DISH NETWORK L.L.C.; DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
To: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058295/0293 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 18, 2018
From: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
To: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 047264/0127 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2008
From: MANNE, GOPI K.
To: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 020730/0941 →