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Compressed audio data reproduction apparatus and compressed audio data reproducing method

US6977877B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2001
Grant dateDec 20, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2020/10546
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to easily and quickly decode a plurality of types of compressed audio data. A compressed audio data reproduction apparatus comprising a plurality of decoders configured to decode compressed audio data of respective exclusive compression forms, a compression form identifying portion configured to identify the compression form based on header information of the compressed audio data, and a selector configured to select the decoders corresponding to the compression form identified by said compression form identifying portion from said plurality of decoders.

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