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Upmixing of audio signals

US10362426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 2016
Grant dateJul 23, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S2400/11
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Example embodiments disclosed herein relates to upmixing of audio signals. A method of upmixing an audio signal is described. The method includes decomposing the audio signal into a diffuse signal and a direct signal, generating an audio bed at least in part based on the diffuse signal, the audio bed including a height channel, extracting an audio object from the direct signal, estimating metadata of the audio object, the metadata including height information of the audio object; and rendering the audio bed and the audio object as an upmixed audio signal, wherein the audio bed is rendered to a predefined position and the audio object is rendered according to the metadata. Corresponding system and computer program product are described as well.

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