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Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding of background sounds
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1994-01-28
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Granted: 1997-05-20
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Expires: 2014-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for encoding/decoding of background sounds. The background sounds are encoded/decoded in a digital frame based speech encoder/decoder. First, it is determined whether the signal that is directed to the encoder/decoder represents primarily speech or background sounds. When the signal directed to the encoder/decoder represents primarily background sounds, the temporal variation between consecutive frames and/or the domain of at least one filter defining parameter is restricted.
Inventors
- 👤 Rolf A. Bergstrom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:03
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10L; G10L19/00; G10L19/02; G10L19/028; G10L25/00; G10L25/78
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of encoding and/or decoding background sounds in a digital frame based speech encoder and/or decoder including a signal source connected to a filter, said filter being defined by a set of parameters for each frame, for reproducing the signal that is to be encoded and/or decoded, said method comprising the steps of: determining estimated filter parameters; detecting whether the signal that is directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily speech or background sounds; and modifying when said signal directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily background sounds, at least one estimated filter parameter by restricting the temporal variation between consecutive frames and/or the domain of said at least one estimated filter parameter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of encoding and/or decoding background sounds in a digital frame based speech encoder and/or decoder including a signal source connected to a filter, said filter being defined by a set of parameters for each frame, for reproducing the signal that is to be encoded and/or decoded, said method comprising the steps of: determining estimated filter parameters; detecting whether the signal that is directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily speech or background sounds; and modifying when said signal directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily background sounds, at least one estimated filter parameter by restricting the temporal variation between consecutive frames and/or the domain of said at least one estimated filter parameter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the temporal variation of said estimated filter defining parameters is restricted by low pass filtering said estimated filter parameters over several frames.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein the temporal variation of the estimated filter parameters is restricted by averaging said estimated filter parameters over several frames.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the domain of said estimated filter parameters is modified to move the poles of the filter closer to the origin of the complex plane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the signal obtained by said source and said filter with modified parameters is further modified by a postfilter to emphasize or de-emphasize predetermined frequency regions therein.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for encoding and/or decoding background sounds in a digital frame based speech encoder and/or decoder including a signal source connected to a filter, said filter being defined by a set of parameters for each frame, for reproducing the signal that is to be encoded and/or decoded, said apparatus comprising: means for determining estimated filter parameters; means for detecting whether the signal that is directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily speech or background sounds; and means for modifying at least one estimated filter parameter by restricting the temporal variation between consecutive frames and/or the domain of said at least one estimated filter parameter when said signal directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily background sounds.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for encoding and/or decoding background sounds in a digital frame based speech encoder and/or decoder including a signal source connected to a filter, said filter being defined by a set of parameters for each frame, for reproducing the signal that is to be encoded and/or decoded, said apparatus comprising: means for determining estimated filter parameters; means for detecting whether the signal that is directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily speech or background sounds; and means for modifying at least one estimated filter parameter by restricting the temporal variation between consecutive frames and/or the domain of said at least one estimated filter parameter when said signal directed to said encoder/decoder represents primarily background sounds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the temporal variation of said estimated filter parameters is restricted by a low pass filter that filters said estimated filter parameters over several frames.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the temporal variation of the estimated filter parameters is restricted by a low pass filter that averages said estimated filter parameters over several frames.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the domain of said estimated filter parameters is modified in means that move the poles of the filter closer to the origin of the complex plane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the signal obtained by said source and said filter with modified parameters is further modified by a postfilter to emphasize or de-emphasize predetermined frequency regions therein.
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