Systems and methods of audio decoder determination and selection
US11348592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/439
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Playback devices can support audio encoded using various encoding schemes. Playing back such content includes receiving, at a playback device, audio data from an audio source; and receiving an indication from the audio source that the audio data is encoded in the compressed audio format. The device determines, independently of receiving the indication from the audio source that the audio data is encoded in the compressed audio format, whether the audio data is encoded in a compressed audio format. If the audio data is determined to be encoded in the compressed audio format: the device selects a decoder from among a plurality of decoders; decodes the audio data using the selected decoder; and plays back the decoded audio data via the playback device. If the audio data is determined not to be encoded in the compressed audio format, the device inhibits playback of the audio data.
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