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Low bit rate transform coder, decoder, and encoder/decoder for high-quality audio

US5142656A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 1991
Grant dateAug 25, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/665
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transform encoder, a transform decoder, and a transform encoder/decoder system employ adaptive bit allocation wherein each code word representing spectral information is allocated a fixed number of bits and an adaptive number of bits, except that at least some but not all code words are allocated a fixed number of bits.

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