Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090006081 | METHOD, MEDIUM AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND/OR DECODING SIGNAL - Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding or decoding an audio signal or a speech signal. In the encoding method, encoding is performed by performing domain transformation on a received signal in units of frequency bands by applying a psychoacoustic model, encoding the transformation result with respect to predetermined one or more frequency bands by using a high temporal resolution coding tool, and then quantizing the encoding result. In the decoding method, decoding is performed by inversely quantizing signals obtained by encoding in units of frequency bands, decoding one or more signals from among the inversely quantized signals, which are allocated to one or more frequency bands which have a predetermined domain resolution, determined by applying the psychoacoustic model, that is greater than a predetermined value, according to a predetermined method, and then inversely transforming either the inversely quantized or the one or more decoded signals. | 01-01-2009 |
20090210234 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ENCODING AND DECODING SIGNALS - A method of encoding an audio signal, where signals including two or more channel signals are downmixed to a mono signal, the mono signal is divided into a low-frequency signal and a high-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal is encoded through algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP) or transform coded excitation (TCX), and the high-frequency signal is encoded using the low-frequency signal. A method of decoding of an audio signal, a low-frequency signal encoded through ACELP or TCX is decoded, a high-frequency signal is decoded using the low-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal and the high-frequency signal are combined to generate a mono signal, and the mono signal is upmixed by decoding spatial parameters regarding signals including two or more channel signals. | 08-20-2009 |
20100010807 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENCODE AND DECODE AN AUDIO/SPEECH SIGNAL - A method and apparatus to encode and decode an audio/speech signal is provided. An inputted audio signal or speech signal may be transformed into at least one of a high frequency resolution signal and a high temporal resolution signal. The signal may be encoded by determining an appropriate resolution, the encoded signal may be decoded, and thus the audio signal, the speech signal, and a mixed signal of the audio signal and the speech signal may be processed. | 01-14-2010 |
20100268542 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AUDIO ENCODING AND DECODING BASED ON VARIABLE BIT RATE - An apparatus and method of audio encoding and decoding based on a Variable Bit Rate (VBR) is provided. The audio encoding and decoding apparatus and method may determine an optimum bit rate per superframe and per frame, determine an optimum encoding mode by applying an open-loop mode/closed-loop mode based on a characteristic of an audio signal, and perform indexing based on the optimum encoding mode. | 10-21-2010 |
20110255588 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING MULTICHANNEL SIGNAL - Disclosed is an apparatus for encoding and decoding multi-channel signals. The apparatus for encoding the multi-channel signals may shift a phase of the multi-channel signals based on a characteristic of the multi-channel signals. An encoded bitstream with respect to the multi-channel signals may be generated using a downmix signal and a residual signal extracted from the phase-shifted multi-channel signals. | 10-20-2011 |
20120020482 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL - Disclosed is an apparatus for encoding and decoding a multi-channel audio signal. The apparatus for encoding the multi-channel audio signal groups channels of a multi-channel audio signal, eliminates redundant information between channels using a mixing matrix including phase information, converts a frequency of the signal, and encodes the signal. | 01-26-2012 |
20120070007 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BANDWIDTH EXTENSION FOR MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO - A method and apparatus of effectively encoding and decoding a high-frequency signal of a multi-channel audio are provided. A multi-channel audio decoding apparatus may down-mix a multi-channel audio input signal, expand a number of channels of the down-mixed signal, select at least one of the expanded channel signal, extract a parameter indicating a characteristic relation between the selected signal and the multi-channel audio input signal, and encode the down-mixed signal and the extracted parameter. | 03-22-2012 |
20120093321 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING SPATIAL PARAMETER - An apparatus and method for encoding and decoding a spatial parameter are provided. A spatial parameter encoding apparatus may encode a spatial parameter using a correlation between spatial parameters indicating a characteristic relationship between channels of a multi-channel audio signal, so that the multi-channel audio signal may be efficiently encoded. | 04-19-2012 |
20120288117 | NOISE FILLING AND AUDIO DECODING - A noise filling method is provided that includes detecting a frequency band including a part encoded to 0 from a spectrum obtained by decoding a bitstream; generating a noise component for the detected frequency band; and adjusting energy of the frequency band in which the noise component is generated and filled by using energy of the noise component and energy of the frequency band including the part encoded to 0. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290307 | BIT ALLOCATING, AUDIO ENCODING AND DECODING - A bit allocating method is provided that includes determining the allocated number of bits in decimal point units based on each frequency band so that a Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of a spectrum existing in a predetermined frequency band is maximized within a range of the allowable number of bits for a given frame; and adjusting the allocated number of bits based on each frequency band. | 11-15-2012 |
20130226565 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ENCODING AND DECODING SIGNALS - A method of encoding an audio signal, where signals including two or more channel signals are downmixed to a mono signal, the mono signal is divided into a low-frequency signal and a high-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal is encoded through algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP) or transform coded excitation (TCX), and the high-frequency signal is encoded using the low-frequency signal. A method of decoding of an audio signal, a low-frequency signal encoded through ACELP or TCX is decoded, a high-frequency signal is decoded using the low-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal and the high-frequency signal are combined to generate a mono signal, and the mono signal is upmixed by decoding spatial parameters regarding signals including two or more channel signals. | 08-29-2013 |
20130275140 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS AT LOW COMPLEXITY - An audio encoding apparatus is provided that includes a transform unit to transform an audio signal in the time domain into an audio spectrum in the frequency domain; a bit allocation unit to determine the number of allocated bits by using spectral energy in predetermined frequency band units for the audio spectrum; and an encoding unit to determine the number of unit magnitude pulses for factorial pulse coding based on the number of allocated bits for the audio spectrum and to perform factorial pulse coding in the frequency band units for the audio spectrum by using the determined number of unit magnitude pulses. | 10-17-2013 |
20140012589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENCODE AND DECODE AN AUDIO/SPEECH SIGNAL - A method and apparatus to encode and decode an audio/speech signal is provided. An inputted audio signal or speech signal may be transformed into at least one of a high frequency resolution signal and a high temporal resolution signal. The signal may be encoded by determining an appropriate resolution, the encoded signal may be decoded, and thus the audio signal, the speech signal, and a mixed signal of the audio signal and the speech signal may be processed. | 01-09-2014 |
20140149124 | APPARATUS, MEDIUM AND METHOD TO ENCODE AND DECODE HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL - A method and apparatus to encoding or decoding an audio signal is provided. In the method and apparatus, a noise-floor level to use in encoding or decoding a high frequency signal is updated according to the degree of a voiced or unvoiced sound included in the signal. | 05-29-2014 |
20140156286 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ENCODING AND DECODING SIGNALS - A method of encoding an audio signal, where signals including two or more channel signals are downmixed to a mono signal, the mono signal is divided into a low-frequency signal and a high-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal is encoded through algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP) or transform coded excitation (TCX), and the high-frequency signal is encoded using the low-frequency signal. A method of decoding of an audio signal, a low-frequency signal encoded through ACELP or TCX is decoded, a high-frequency signal is decoded using the low-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal and the high-frequency signal are combined to generate a mono signal, and the mono signal is upmixed by decoding spatial parameters regarding signals including two or more channel signals. | 06-05-2014 |
20140333529 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are an apparatus and a method of controlling a display apparatus. The method includes presenting a stimulus to a user by using information regarding a user environment, obtaining, from the user, an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal in response to the stimulus, and controlling the display apparatus based on the EEG signal. By using the apparatus and the method of controlling the display apparatus, an appropriate type of a stimulus may be presented to the user based on the information regarding the user environment. Thus, the user may conveniently operate the display apparatus, and may accurately operate the display apparatus according to an intention of the user. | 11-13-2014 |
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20090037180 | TRANSCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is a method and apparatus for encoding a bitstream, which was encoded by a predetermined method, in another method. By adaptively encoding a bitstream encoded by a predetermined method by selecting a domain in which the encoding is performed for each predetermined band, the bitstream can be efficiently encoded and transmitted and received, and compatibility can be provided. | 02-05-2009 |
20150041959 | HARDMASK COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A hardmask composition for forming a resist underlayer film, a process for producing a semiconductor integrated circuit device, and a semiconductor integrated circuit device, the hardmask composition including an organosilane polymer, a stabilizer, the stabilizer including methyl acetoacetate, ethyl-2-ethylacetoacetate, nonanol, decanol, undecanol, dodecanol, acetic acid, phenyltrimethoxysilane, diphenylhexamethoxydisiloxane, diphenylhexaethoxydisiloxane, dioctyltetramethyldisiloxane, tetramethyldisiloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane, dodecamethylpentasiloxane, hexamethyldisiloxane, or mixtures thereof, and a solvent, wherein the solvent includes acetone, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, diethyl ether, chloroform, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, propylene glycol ethyl ether acetate, propylene glycol propyl ether acetate, ethyl lactate, γ butyrolactone, methyl isobutyl ketone, or mixtures thereof, the solvent is present in an amount of about 70 to about 99.9% by weight, based on a total weight of the composition, and the stabilizer is present in an amount of about 0.0001 to about 3.0% by weight, based on a total weight of the composition. | 02-12-2015 |