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Multichannel surround format conversion and generalized upmix

US9014377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2008
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S3/008
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio signal is processed in the frequency domain to convert an input signal format to an output signal format. That is, a multichannel audio signal intended for playback over a predefined speaker layout can be formatted to achieve spatial reproduction over a different layout comprising a different number of speakers.

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