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Global masking thresholding for use in perceptual coding

US5717764A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1995
Grant dateFeb 10, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/665
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A five-channel perceptual audio compression system which encodes five matrixed channels switches among a fourteen encoding modes each utilizing a respective different set of matrixed channels. Six of the modes are for encoding the three front channels and eight of the modes are for encoding the two back channels. The rate of perceptual encoding the matrixed channels is controlled by adjusting individual noise thresholds as a function of a global masking threshold.

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