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Sound processing apparatus capable of correct and efficient extraction of significant section data

US5727121A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1995
Grant dateMar 10, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L25/78
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Input sound information is converted to digital sound data, and characteristic parameter values are extracted from the digital sound data. Based on the characteristic parameter values, a judging unit produces a judgement result indicating whether the current section is a significant or insignificant section and its continuation length. If the continuation length is shorter than the predetermined length, a correcting unit reverses the judgment of whether the current section is a significant or insignificant section and sums up the continuation length of the current section and continuation lengths of the adjacent sections, to thereby produce a single section data.

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