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Patent US6529604 - Scalable stereo audio encoding/decoding method and apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA scalable stereo audio encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of signal-processing input audio signals and quantizing the same for each predetermined coding band, coding the quantized data corresponding to the base layer among the quantized data, coding the...http://www.google.com/patents/US6529604?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6529604 - Scalable stereo audio encoding/decoding method and apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6529604 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/106,016Publication dateMar 4, 2003Filing dateJun 29, 1998Priority dateNov 20, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1126265C, CN1218334A, DE69834010D1, DE69834010T2, EP0918407A2, EP0918407A3, EP0918407B1Publication number09106016, 106016, US 6529604 B1, US 6529604B1, US-B1-6529604, US6529604 B1, US6529604B1InventorsSung-hee Park, Yeon-bae KimOriginal AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (16), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (99), Classifications (16), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetScalable stereo audio encoding/decoding method and apparatus
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §§119 and/or 365 to 97-61605 filed in Korea on Nov. 20. 1997; the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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