IP Library Granted Patent US 8,688,439
Granted Patent B2
US 8,688,439 · App. 13/792,508 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Method for speech coding, method for speech decoding and their apparatuses

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Patent No.
US 8,688,439
App. No.
13/792,508
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high quality speech is reproduced with a small data amount in speech coding and decoding for performing compression coding and decoding of a speech signal to a digital signal. Ina speech coding method according to a code-excited linear prediction (CELP) speech coding, a noise level of a speech in a concerning coding period is evaluated by using a code or coding result of at least one of spectrum information, power information, and pitch information, and various excitation code books are used based on an evaluation result.

Claims (48)

1. A speech decoding method for an apparatus having a decoder, the method comprising:

receiving, by the decoder, a coded speech signal including a gain code;

decoding, by the decoder, a gain from the gain code;

obtaining a time series vector with a number of samples with zero amplitude-value from an excitation codebook;

modifying the time series vector based on the decoded gain such that the number of samples with zero amplitude-value is changed; and

synthesizing a speech signal based on the modified time series vector.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining an adaptive code vector from an adaptive codebook based on an adaptive code associated with the coded speech signal.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

weighting the adaptive code vector and the modified time series vector; and

adding together the weighted adaptive code vector and the weighted time series vector.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

decoding a linear prediction parameter from a linear prediction parameter code associated with the coded speech signal; and

synthesizing the speech signal using the linear prediction parameter and the added weighted adaptive code vector and weighted time series vector.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the decoded linear prediction parameter corresponds to coefficients of a synthesis filter.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the gain is decoded in a decoding period corresponding to the coded speech signal.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the adaptive codebook is based on a past excitation.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

weighting an adaptive code vector and the modified time series vector; and

adding together the weighted adaptive code vector and the weighted time series vector.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

decoding a linear prediction parameter from a linear prediction parameter code associated with the coded speech signal; and

synthesizing the speech signal using the linear prediction parameter and the added weighted adaptive code vector and weighted time series vector.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time series vector is modified based on a noise level.

11. A speech decoding apparatus having a decoder configured to:

receive, by the decoder, a coded speech signal including a gain code;

decode, by the decoder, a gain from the gain code;

obtain a time series vector with a number of samples with zero amplitude-value from an excitation codebook;

modify the time series vector based on the decoded gain such that the number of samples with zero amplitude-value is changed: and

synthesize a speech signal based on the modified time series vector.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further configured to:

obtain an adaptive code vector from an adaptive codebook based on an adaptive code associated with the coded speech signal.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , further configured to:

weight the adaptive code vector and the modified time series vector; and

add together the weighted adaptive code vector and the weighted time series vector.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , further configured to:

decode a linear prediction parameter from a linear prediction parameter code associated with the coded speech signal; and

synthesize the speech signal using the linear prediction parameter and the added weighted adaptive code vector and weighted time series vector.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the decoded linear prediction parameter corresponds to coefficients of a synthesis filter.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the gain is decoded in a decoding period corresponding to the coded speech signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the adaptive codebook is based on a past excitation.

18. The apparatus of claim 11 , further configured to:

weight an adaptive code vector and the modified time series vector; and

add together the weighted adaptive code vector and the weighted time series vector.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , further configured to:

decode a linear prediction parameter from a linear prediction parameter code associated with the coded speech signal; and

synthesize the speech signal using the linear prediction parameter and the added weighted adaptive code vector and weighted time series vector.

20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the time series vector is modified based on a noise level.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 6, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032166/0711 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2013
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029971/0412 →