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Metadata for loudness and dynamic range control

US9559651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2014
Grant dateJan 31, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G7/007
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio normalization gain value is applied to an audio signal to produce a normalized signal. The normalized signal is processed to compute dynamic range control (DRC) gain values in accordance with a selected one of several pre-defined DRC characteristics. The audio signal is encoded, and the DRC gain values are provided as metadata associated with the encoded audio signal. Several other embodiments are also described and claimed.

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