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Constant pitch variable speed audio decoding

US7580833B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2005
Grant dateAug 25, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L25/90
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital audio signal can be processed to have a constant pitch for a range of playback rates. A playback rate associated with a portion of the digital audio signal can be received, which differs from the rate at which the digital audio signal was recorded. A channel of the digital audio signal can be divided into a plurality of windows and one or more cross-correlation evaluations can be performed for at least a first window and a second window of the channel to determine an appropriate overlap. Further, the first cross-correlation evaluation can be performed using an ideal overlap. One or more sample values associated with a first waveform included in the first window can be averaged with one or more corresponding sample values associated with a second waveform included in the second window for the determined appropriate overlap to generate a rate-modified audio signal, which can be played.

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