Patent ID: 7899650

Claim:
A signal processing system comprising: a processor; at least one I/O device operatively associated with the processor; and a non-transitory memory device, the non-transitory memory device bearing instructions configured for execution by a processor, the instructions being configured, upon execution by said processor, to cause the processor to perform the acts of: obtaining a representation of signal data over a data domain; positioning a sliding-window over a portion of the signal data, the portion of the data domain within the sliding-window corresponding to a sliding-window domain; analyzing the signal data within the sliding-window domain to detect the presence of a signature multiplet; estimating a pedestal of the signal data within the sliding-window domain for any detected signature multiplet; shifting the sliding-window to encompass another portion of the data domain to correspondingly shift the sliding-window domain; repeating the steps of analyzing the signal data, estimating the pedestal of the signal data, and shifting the sliding-window; subtracting any estimated pedestal or pedestals from the signal data to yield a pedestal-free representation of the signal data for at least a portion of the data domain; and outputting the pedestal-free representation of the signal data for the at least a portion of the data domain to at least one of a communication device, a display, a printing device, or a physical data storage device.