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System and method for compression and decompression of audio signals

US5673364A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1993
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L19/09
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A speech compression/decompression system and method which do not require special hardware are described. The compression unit represents an input audio signal as a collection of parameters, wherein the parameters are a remnant excitation pulse sequence, a set of spectral coefficients and a set of pitch parameters. The decompression unit utilizes the pitch parameters and remnant excitation pulse sequence to produce a reconstructed excitation signal. The decompression unit also utilizes the spectral coefficients to filter the reconstructed excitation signal into a speech waveform. The compression unit includes a short-term predictor, a two-step long-term predictor and a multi-pulse analyzer.

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