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Method of encoding frequency coefficients in an AC-3 encoder

US6775587B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 2003
Grant dateAug 10, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L19/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for encoding frequency coefficients in an AC-3 Encoder. The method includes: representing frequency coefficients in theform of a respective exponent and mantissa; coding the exponents; and shifting the mantissas to compensate for changes in the exponent values, wherein the exponents comprise an original exponent set (e0, e1, . . . en&#8722;1) which is mapped to a new exponent set (e0&#8242;, e1&#8242;, . . . , e&#8242;n&#8722;1) after coding, so as to satisfy: &par;e&#8242;i+1&#8722;e&#8242;i&par;<D, where i=0, . . . , n&#8722;1 and D is a maximum allowed difference between two consecutive exponents, and e&#8242;i&lE;ei.

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