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Audio encoder and decoder

US8938387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation · US

Inventors

Per Hedelin · Handen, SE
Pontus Carlsson · Bromma, SE
Leif Jonas Samuelsson · Sundbyberg, SE
Michael Schug · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 28, 2013
Grant date	Jan 20, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L19/035
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention teaches a new audio coding system that can code both general audio and speech signals well at low bit rates. A proposed audio coding system comprises linear prediction unit for filtering an input signal based on an adaptive filter; a transformation unit for transforming a frame of the filtered input signal into a transform domain; and a quantization unit for quantizing the transform domain signal. The quantization unit decides, based on input signal characteristics, to encode the transform domain signal with a model-based quantizer or a non-model-based quantizer. Preferably, the decision is based on the frame size applied by the transformation unit.

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