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Encoding device and decoding device

US7328160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 2002
Grant dateFeb 5, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L19/0208
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An encoding device includes a transforming unit operable to extract a part of an inputted audio signal at predetermined time intervals and to transform each extracted part to produce a plurality of windows composed of short blocks, and a judging unit operable to compare the windows with one another to judge whether there is a similarity of a predetermined degree and to replace a high frequency part of a first window, which is one of the produced windows, with values “0” when there is the similarity, wherein the first window and a second window share a high frequency part of the second window, which is also one of the produced windows. The encoding device also includes a first quantizing unit operable to quantize the produced windows after replacing operation; a first encoding unit operable to encode the quantized windows to produce encoded data; and a stream output unit operable to output the produced encoded data.

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