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Spectral translation/folding in the subband domain

US9245534B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2013
Grant dateJan 26, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L19/0204
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new method and apparatus for improvement of High Frequency Reconstruction (HFR) techniques using frequency translation or folding or a combination thereof. The proposed invention is applicable to audio source coding systems, and offers significantly reduced computational complexity. This is accomplished by means of frequency translation or folding in the subband domain, preferably integrated with spectral envelope adjustment in the same domain. The concept of dissonance guard-band filtering is further presented. The proposed invention offers a low-complexity, intermediate quality HFR method useful in speech and natural audio coding applications.

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