Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Audio signal bandwidth compression or expansion – With content reduction encoding
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-04
2011-11-01
Smits, Talivaldis Ivars (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Audio signal bandwidth compression or expansion
With content reduction encoding
C704S500000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08050933
ABSTRACT:
A receiver in an audio coding system receives a signal conveying frequency subband signals representing an audio signal. The subband signals are examined to assess one or more characteristics of the audio signal including temporal shape. Spectral components are synthesized having the one or more assessed characteristics, integrated with the subband signals and passed through a synthesis filterbank to generate an output signal.
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Davidson Grant Allen
Fellers Matthew Conrad
Truman Michael Mead
Vinton Mark Stuart
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
Smits Talivaldis Ivars
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