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Appartus and method for coding and decoding multi-object audio signal with various channel

US8670989B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2012
Grant dateMar 11, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L19/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus and method for coding and decoding a multi-object audio signal. The apparatus includes a down-mixer for down-mixing the audio signals into one down-mixed audio signal and extracting supplementary information including header information and spatial cue information for each of the audio signals, a coder for coding the down-mixed audio signal, and a supplementary information coder for generating the supplementary information as a bit stream. The header information includes identification information for each of the audio signals and channel information for the audio signals.

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