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Patent US8090120 - Calculating and adjusting the perceived loudness and/or the perceived ... - Google PatenteSuche Bilder Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Mehr » Erweiterte Patentsuche | Anmelden Erweiterte Patentsuche PatenteThe invention relates to the measurement and control of the perceived sound loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signal. An audio signal is modified in response to calculations performed at least in part in the perceptual (psychoacoustic) loudness domain. The invention is useful,...http://www.google.de/patents/US8090120?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8090120 - Calculating and adjusting the perceived loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signal Ver�ffentlichungsnummerUS8090120 B2PublikationstypErteilung AnmeldenummerUS 11/666,252 PCT-NummerPCT/US2005/038579 Ver�ffentlichungsdatum3. Jan. 2012Eingetragen25. Okt. 2005 Priorit�tsdatum26. Okt. 2004Auch ver�ffentlicht unterCA2581810A1, CN101048935A, CN101048935B, EP1805891A1, EP1805891B1, EP2262108A1, US8488809, US20070291959, US20120163629, WO2006047600A1 Ver�ffentlichungsnummer11666252, 666252, PCT/2005/38579, PCT/US/2005/038579, PCT/US/2005/38579, PCT/US/5/038579, PCT/US/5/38579, PCT/US2005/038579, PCT/US2005/38579, PCT/US2005038579, PCT/US200538579, PCT/US5/038579, PCT/US5/38579, PCT/US5038579, PCT/US538579, US 8090120 B2, US 8090120B2, US-B2-8090120, US8090120 B2, US8090120B2 ErfinderAlan Jeffrey SeefeldtUrspr�nglich Bevollm�chtigterDolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationPatentzitate (104), Nichtpatentzitate (115), Referenziert von (10), Klassifizierungen (12), Juristische Ereignisse (1) Externe Links: USPTO, USPTO-Zuordnung, EspacenetCalculating and adjusting the perceived loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signalUS 8090120 B2 Zusammenfassung The invention relates to the measurement and control of the perceived sound loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signal. An audio signal is modified in response to calculations performed at least in part in the perceptual (psychoacoustic) loudness domain. The invention is useful, for example, in one or more of: loudness-compensating volume control, automatic gain control, dynamic range control (including, for example, limiters, compressors, expanders, etc.), dynamic equalization, and compensating for background noise interference in an audio playback environment. The invention includes not only methods but also corresponding computer programs and apparatus.
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