Adapting masking thresholds for encoding a low frequency...

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2011-03-01

2011-03-01

Wozniak, James S (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Audio signal bandwidth compression or expansion

C704S501000, C704S503000, C704S504000, C704S200100

Reexamination Certificate

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07899677

ABSTRACT:
An improved audio coding technique encodes audio having a low frequency transient signal, using a long block, but with a set of adapted masking thresholds. Upon identifying an audio window that contains a low frequency transient signal, masking thresholds for the long block may be calculated as usual. A set of masking thresholds calculated for the 8 short blocks corresponding to the long block are calculated. The masking thresholds for low frequency critical bands are adapted based on the thresholds calculated for the short blocks, and the resulting adapted masking thresholds are used to encode the long block of audio data. The result is encoded audio with rich harmonic content and negligible coder noise resulting from the low frequency transient signal.

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