Patent ID: 9542952
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G10L,H04S

Claim:
1. A decoding device comprising: processing circuitry including: a decoding unit configured to decode audio data included in an encoded bit stream; a reading unit configured to read sound source position information about a height of a sound source of the audio data from a region which can store arbitrary data of the encoded bit stream; and an output unit configured to output the decoded audio data on the basis of the sound source position information, wherein the sound source position information is information indicating that the height of the sound source is substantially equal to a height of a user, is greater than the height of the user, or is less than the height of the user, wherein identification information for identifying whether the sound source position information is present is stored in the region which can store the arbitrary data, and the reading unit reads the sound source position information on the basis of the identification information, wherein first predetermined identification information and second identification information which is calculated on the basis of the sound source position information are stored as the identification information in the region which can store the arbitrary data, and wherein the reading unit determines that the sound source position information is valid when the first identification information included in the region which can store the arbitrary data is predetermined specific information and the second identification information read from the region which can store the arbitrary data is identical to the second identification information which is calculated on the basis of the read sound source position information.