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Patent US8103514 - Slot position coding of OTT syntax of spatial audio coding application - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsSpatial information associated with an audio signal is encoded into a bitstream, which can be transmitted to a decoder or recorded to a storage media. The bitstream can include different syntax related to time, frequency and spatial domains. In some embodiments, the bitstream includes one or more data...http://www.google.com/patents/US8103514?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8103514 - Slot position coding of OTT syntax of spatial audio coding applicationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8103514 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/900,149Publication dateJan 24, 2012Filing dateOct 7, 2010Priority dateAug 30, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2620627A1, CA2620627C, EP1920635A1, EP1920635B1, EP1920636A1, EP1920636B1, EP1938311A1, EP1938311A4, EP1938662A1, EP1938662A4, EP1938663A1, EP1938663A4, EP1941497A1, EP1941497A4, EP1949759A1, EP1949759A4, US7761303, US7765104, US7783493, US7783494, US7792668, US7822616, US7831435, US8060374, US8082158, US8103513, US8165889, US20070071247, US20070078550, US20070091938, US20070094036, US20070094037, US20070201514, US20070203697, US20110022397, US20110022401, US20110044458, US20110044459, US20110085670, WO2007027050A1, WO2007027051A1, WO2007055460A1, WO2007055461A1, WO2007055462A1, WO2007055463A1, WO2007055464A1Publication number12900149, 900149, US 8103514 B2, US 8103514B2, US-B2-8103514, US8103514 B2, US8103514B2InventorsHee Suk Pang, Dong Soo Kim, Jae Hyun Lim, Hyen O Oh, Yang-Won JungOriginal AssigneeLg Electronics Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (104), Classifications (15), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSlot position coding of OTT syntax of spatial audio coding application
US 8103514 B2Abstract
receiving an audio signal including a downmix signal and spatial information, the spatial information including at least one frame having at least one time slot and at least one parameter set, the parameter set including at least one parameter;
determining whether a dual mode is selected, the dual mode indicating that two modes for a low band range and a high band range;
extracting mode information for each a low band range and a high band range, the mode information determining a type of parameter being used for the low band range or the high band range;
extracting dual mode parameter band information indicating a number of parameter bands for the low band range; and
decoding the audio signal by applying the parameter to the downmix signal based on the time slot information and the dual mode parameter band information,
extracting a number of time slots and a number of parameter sets from the audio signal to identify time slot information,
determining a bit length of the time slot information, the bit length being variable according to the number of time slots, the number of parameter sets and previous time slot information associated with a previous parameter set, and
wherein the extracted number of time slot information is equal to the number of parameter sets.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the absolute value is determined within a first maximum range, the first maximum range being calculated using the number of parameter sets and the number of time slots, and
5. An apparatus for decoding an audio signal, including a downmix signal and spatial information, the spatial information including at least one frame having at least one time slot and at least one parameter set, comprising:
a processor comprising a demultiplexer, a spatial information decoding unit, a downmix signal decoding unit and an upmixing unit,
wherein the demultiplexer separates the downmix signal and spatial information from a bitstream of the audio signal, and
wherein the spatial information decoding unit extracts a number of time slots and a number of parameter sets from the audio signal to identify time slot information indicating a time slot to which a parameter set is applied, and determines a bit length of the time slot information, the bit length being variable according to the number of time slots, the number of parameter sets and previous time slot information associated with a previous parameter set, and extracts the time slot information based on the bit length, and determines whether a dual mode is selected, the dual mode indicating two modes for a low band range and a high band range, and extracts the dual mode for each a low band range and a high band range, the dual mode determining a type of parameter being used for the low band range or the high band range, and extracts dual mode parameter band information indicating a number of parameter bands for the low band range, and
wherein the extracted number of time slot information is equal to the number of parameter sets, and
wherein the upmixing unit decodes the audio signal by applying the parameter to the downmix signal based on the time slot information and the dual mode parameter band information.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the time slot information is position information indicating a position of time slot to which a parameter set is applied.
7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the time slot information includes an absolute value for indicating a time slot to which a first parameter set is applied or a difference value for indicating a time slot of following parameter set of the first parameter set to which parameter set is applied, and
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the absolute value is determined within a first maximum range, the first maximum range being calculated using the number of parameter sets and the number of time slots, and
This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/514,284, filed Aug. 30, 2006 and claims the benefit of priority from the following Korean and U.S. patent applications:
In some embodiments, a method of encoding an audio signal includes: generating a first parameter set corresponding to first or second information of an audio signal; generating a second parameter set corresponding to a range of the first or second information; and inserting the first and second parameter sets and the first or second information in a bitstream representing the audio signal, wherein the first or second information is represented by a variable number of bits.
In some embodiments, a method of decoding an audio signal includes: receiving a bitstream representing an audio signal, the bitstream including first and second parameter sets corresponding to first or second information of the audio signal, wherein the second parameter set corresponds to a range of the first or second information, and wherein the first or second information is represented by a variable number of bits; and decoding the audio signal based on the first and second parameter sets and the first or second information.
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