Telecommunications System for Minimizing the Effect of White Noise Data Packets for the Generation of Required White Noise on Transmission Channel Utilization

Abstract

Minimizing the effects of the requisite AGWN packets on transmission channel utilization without diminishing any of the aesthetic quality of the AGWN white noise on the voice or audio communication. A system for minimizing the effect of required generated background noise on said transmission channel utilization comprising the combination of an implementation for forming a transmission stream of sequential digital audio data packets, associating with each audio packet a data code representation of the payload data packet enabling the generation of said background noise and an implementation at a receiving station, responsive to each of said data representations for forming the represented payload data packet enabling said generation of background noise together with means at said receiving station for interspersing said formed payload packets enabling background noise generation between said associated audio data packets and background noise generating means, at said receiving station, responsive to said enabling payload packets for generating the background noise between the audio data packets.

1 . In a telecommunications system providing communication channels for the transmission of packets of audio data between system stations, a system for minimizing the effect of required generated background noise on said transmission channel utilization comprising:
 means for forming a transmission stream of sequential digital audio data packets;   means for associating with each audio packet, a data code representation of the payload data packet enabling the generation of said background noise;   means at said system receiving station, responsive to each of said data representations for forming the represented payload data packet enabling said generation of background noise;   means at said receiving station for interspersing said formed payload packets enabling background noise generation between said associated audio data packets; and   background noise generating means, at said receiving station, responsive to said enabling payload packets for generating said background noise between said audio data packets.   
   
   
       2 . The telecommunication system of  claim 1  wherein said audio data packets are voice data packets. 
   
   
       3 . The telecommunication system of  claim 2  wherein said generated background noise is white noise. 
   
   
       4 . The telecommunication system of  claim 3  wherein said payload packet enabling said generation of background noise is an Additive Gaussian White Noise (AGWN) packet. 
   
   
       5 . The telecommunication system of  claim 4  wherein said 
     data code representation includes data representing the duration and amplitude of said AGWN packet. 
   
   
       6 . The telecommunication system of  claim 5  wherein said 
     associated data code representations of the payload data packet enabling the generation of said background noise are included in each voice data packet. 
   
   
       7 - 12 . (canceled) 
   
   
       13 . A computer program having code recorded on a computer readable medium for minimizing the effect of required generated background noise on said transmission channel utilization in a telecommunications system providing communication channels for the transmission of packets of audio data between system stations comprising:
 means for forming a transmission stream of sequential digital audio data packets;   means for associating with each audio packet, a data code representation of the payload data packet enabling the generation of said background noise;   means at said system receiving station, responsive to each of said data representations for forming the represented payload data packet enabling said generation of background noise;   means at said receiving station for interspersing said formed payload packets enabling background noise generation between said associated audio data packets; and   background noise generating means, at said receiving station, responsive to said enabling payload packets for generating said background noise between said audio data packets.   
   
   
       14 . The computer program of  claim 13  wherein said audio data packets are voice data packets. 
   
   
       15 . The computer program of  claim 14  wherein said generated background noise is white noise. 
   
   
       16 . The computer program of  claim 15  wherein said payload packet enabling said generation of background noise is an AGWN packet. 
   
   
       17 . The computer program of  claim 16  wherein said data code representation includes data representing the duration and amplitude of said AGWN packet. 
   
   
       18 . The computer program of  claim 17  wherein said associated data code representations of the payload data packet enabling the generation of said background noise are included in each voice data packet. 
   
   
       19 . The telecommunications system of  claim 4  wherein:
 said system is an Internet Protocol (IP) telecommunications system; and   further including means for interposing Internet page packets into said transmitted stream whereby said Internet page packets are sequenced in spaces between voice packets conventionally occupied by the AGWN packets.   
   
   
       20 . (canceled) 
   
   
       21 . The computer program of  claim 16  wherein:
 said system is an IP telecommunications system; and   further including means for interposing Internet page packets into said transmitted stream whereby said Internet page packets are sequenced in spaces between voice packets conventionally occupied by the AGWN packets.