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Coding with noise shaping in a hierarchical coder

US8965773B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2009
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L19/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for hierarchical coding of a digital audio signal comprising, for a current frame of the input signal: a core coding, delivering a scalar quantization index for each sample of the current frame and at least one enhancement coding delivering indices of scalar quantization for each coded sample of an enhancement signal. The enhancement coding comprises a step of obtaining a filter for shaping the coding noise used to determine a target signal and in that the indices of scalar quantization of said enhancement signal are determined by minimizing the error between a set of possible values of scalar quantization and said target signal. The coding method can also comprise a shaping of the coding noise for the core bitrate coding. A coder implementing the coding method is also provided.

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