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Patent US8170882 - Multichannel audio coding - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMultiple channels of audio are combined either to a monophonic composite signal or to multiple channels of audio along with related auxiliary information from which multiple channels of audio are reconstructed, including improved downmixing of multiple audio channels to a monophonic audio signal or to...http://www.google.com/patents/US8170882?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8170882 - Multichannel audio codingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8170882 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/888,657Publication dateMay 1, 2012Filing dateJul 31, 2007Priority dateMar 1, 2004Also published asCA2556575A1, CA2556575C, CN1926607A, CN1926607B, CN102169693A, CN102169693B, CN102176311A, CN102176311B, DE602005005640D1, DE602005005640T2, DE602005014288D1, DE602005022641D1, EP1721312A1, EP1721312B1, EP1914722A1, EP1914722B1, EP2065885A1, EP2065885B1, EP2224430A2, EP2224430A3, EP2224430B1, US20070140499, US20080031463, WO2005086139A1Publication number11888657, 888657, US 8170882 B2, US 8170882B2, US-B2-8170882, US8170882 B2, US8170882B2InventorsMark Franklin DavisOriginal AssigneeDolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (124), Non-Patent Citations (179), Referenced by (11), Classifications (11), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMultichannel audio codingUS 8170882 B2Abstract Multiple channels of audio are combined either to a monophonic composite signal or to multiple channels of audio along with related auxiliary information from which multiple channels of audio are reconstructed, including improved downmixing of multiple audio channels to a monophonic audio signal or to multiple audio channels and improved decorrelation of multiple audio channels derived from a monophonic audio channel or from multiple audio channels. Aspects of the disclosed invention are usable in audio encoders, decoders, encode/decode systems, downmixers, upmixers, and decorrelators.
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