System and method for processing audio frames

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first plurality of audio frames;

determining a predetermined number of audio frames to achieve a predetermined workload level of a data processor;

selecting the predetermined number of audio frames from the first plurality of audio frames to generate a first subset of audio frames, the first subset of audio frames comprising fewer audio frames than the first plurality of audio frames;

modifying a first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the first subset of audio frames and a weighting value to generate a second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

receiving a second plurality of audio frames after modifying the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

compressing the second plurality of audio frames based upon the second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

selecting a predetermined number of audio frames from the second plurality of audio frames to generate a second subset of audio frames, the second subset comprising fewer audio frames than the second plurality of audio frames;

modifying the second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the second subset of audio frames and the weighting value to generate a third cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

receiving a third plurality of audio frames after receiving the second plurality of audio frames; and

compressing the third plurality of audio frames based upon the third cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio to generate a compressed audio data.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an audio frame bit allocation based upon the second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio to a predetermined value prior to receiving the first plurality of audio frames.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is based upon a previously modified cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio that has been stored.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is selected based on an audio source.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the first subset of audio frames and the weighting value to generate the second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio comprises:

determining a fourth audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the first subset of audio frames; and

determining the second audio frame signal-to-mask ratio based on a weighted averaging of the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio and the fourth audio frame signal-to-mask ratio.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined workload level comprises a predetermined workload range for the data processor.

8. A system comprising:

means for receiving a first plurality of audio frames;

means for determining a predetermined number of audio frames to achieve a predetermined workload level of a data processor;

means for selecting the predetermined number of audio frames from the first plurality of audio frames to generate a first subset of audio frames, the first subset of audio frames comprising fewer audio frames than the first plurality of audio frames;

means for modifying a first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the first subset of audio frames and a weighting value to generate a second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

means for receiving a second plurality of audio frames after modifying the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

means for compressing the second plurality of audio frames based upon the second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

means for selecting a predetermined number of audio frames from the second plurality of audio frames to generate a second subset of audio frames, the second subset comprising fewer audio frames than the second plurality of audio frames;

means for modifying the second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the second subset of audio frames and the weighting value to generate a third cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio;

means for receiving a third plurality of audio frames after receiving the second plurality of audio frames; and

means for compressing the third plurality of audio frames based upon the third cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio to generate a compressed audio data.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

means for setting the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio to a predetermined value prior to receiving the first plurality of audio frames.

10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

means for setting the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio to a predetermined value based on an audio source.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the predetermined number of audio frames is based upon an available bandwidth of a data processor.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the means for modifying the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the first subset of audio frames and the weighting value to generate the second cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio comprises:

means for determining a fourth audio frame signal-to-mask ratio using the first subset of audio frames; and

means for determining the second audio frame signal-to-mask ratio based on a weighted averaging of the first cumulative audio frame signal-to-mask ratio and the fourth audio frame signal-to-mask ratio.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined workload level comprises a predetermined workload range for the data processor.

14. A method comprising:

receiving a first plurality of audio frames;

determining a first predetermined number of audio frames to achieve a predetermined workload level of a data processor at a first time;

selecting the first predetermined number of audio frames of the first plurality of audio frames to determine a subset of the first plurality of audio frames;

determining a first signal-to-mask ratio based on the subset of the first plurality of audio frames;

receiving a second plurality of audio frames;

compressing the second plurality of audio frames based on the first signal-to-mask ratio to generate a first compressed audio data;

determining a second predetermined number of audio frames to achieve the predetermined workload level of a data processor at a second time;

selecting the second predetermined number of audio frames of the second plurality of audio frames to determine a subset of the second plurality of audio frames based on a second available bandwidth of a data processor at a second time;

determining a second signal-to-mask ratio based on the subset of the second plurality of audio frames;

determining a third signal-to-mask ratio based on the first signal-to-mask ratio and the second signal-to-mask ratio;

receiving a third plurality of audio frames; and

compressing the third plurality of audio frames using the third signal-to-mask ratio to generate a second audio data.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined workload level comprises a predetermined workload range for the data processor.