Patent ID: 8265941
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for processing an audio signal, comprising: receiving at least two downmix signals, and at least two sets of objection information; generating a combined downmix by downmixing the at least two downmix signals; identifying whether reference information is included in each of the at least two sets of object information, the reference information being used for generating combined object information; when the reference information is included in each of the at least two sets of object information, obtaining the reference information indicating a largest object level of object signals included in each of the at least two downmix signals; generating the combined object information by using the at least two sets of object information based on the reference information; receiving mix information; generating downmix processing information using the combined object information and the mix information; and processing the combined downmix using the downmix processing information.