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Patent US8090120 - Calculating and adjusting the perceived loudness and/or the perceived ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe 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.com/patents/US8090120?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8090120 - Calculating and adjusting the perceived loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signalAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8090120 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/666,252PCT numberPCT/US2005/038579Publication dateJan 3, 2012Filing dateOct 25, 2005Priority dateOct 26, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2581810A1, CA2581810C, CN101048935A, CN101048935B, EP1805891A1, EP1805891B1, EP2262108A1, US8488809, US20070291959, US20120163629, US20130279708, WO2006047600A1Publication number11666252, 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, US8090120B2InventorsAlan Jeffrey SeefeldtOriginal AssigneeDolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (132), Non-Patent Citations (115), Referenced by (38), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCalculating and adjusting the perceived loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signal
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