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US 10,607,616 · App. 16/199,370 · Granted Mar 31, 2020

Encoder, decoder, coding method, decoding method, coding program, decoding program and recording medium

Inventors: Takehiro Moriya (Atsugi, JP); Yutaka Kamamoto (Atsugi, JP); Noboru Harada (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
G10L19/02G10L19/04G10L19/06G10L19/12G10L25/90H03M7/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,607,616
App. No.
16/199,370
Filed
Nov 26, 2018
Granted
Mar 31, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2658
USPC
704/500
Abstract

An encoder and a decoder are provided that are capable of reproducing a frequency-domain envelope sequence that provides high approximation accuracy around peaks caused by the pitch period of an audio signal by using a small amount of code. An encoder of the present invention comprises a periodic-combined-envelope generating part and a variable-length coding part. The periodic-combined-envelope generating part generates a periodic combined envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence based on a spectral envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code obtained from an input audio signal and on a frequency-domain period. The variable-length coding part encodes a frequency-domain sequence derived from the input audio signal. A decoder of the present invention comprises a periodic-combined-envelope generating part and a variable-length decoding part. The periodic-combined-envelope generating part generates a periodic combined envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence based on a spectral envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code and on a frequency-domain period. The variable-length decoding part decodes a variable-length code to obtain a frequency-domain sequence.

Claims (26)

1. An encoder comprising:

circuitry configured to:

when an indicator of a degree of periodicity of an input time-domain audio signal is within a predetermined range indicating high periodicity, execute a periodic-combined-envelope generating processing in which the circuitry generates a periodic combined envelope sequence, W M [1], . . . , W M [N], which is a frequency-domain sequence by changing values of samples of a spectral envelope sequence, W[1], . . . , W[N], which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal in a predetermined time segment based on a frequency-domain period corresponding to a period code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal, wherein values of samples of the spectral envelope sequence are changed as in the following formula:

W M [ n ]= W [ n ]·(1+δ· P [ n ]),

wherein P[n] is a periodic envelope sequence P[1], . . . , P[N], and δ is a predetermined value or a chosen value from candidates;

when the indicator is within the range indicating high periodicity, execute a variable-length-coding-parameter calculating processing in which the circuitry calculates a variable-length coding parameter dependent on an amplitude value from the periodic combined envelope sequence; and when the indicator is not within the range indicating high periodicity, execute a second variable-length-coding-parameter calculating processing in which circuitry calculates a variable-length coding parameter dependent on an amplitude value from the spectral envelope sequence; and

execute a variable-length coding processing in which the circuitry uses the variable-length coding parameter to encode a frequency-domain sequence derived from the input time-domain audio signal by variable-length coding dependent on the amplitude value and to output a variable-length code to a decoder.

2. An encoder comprising:

circuitry configured to:

when an indicator of a degree of periodicity of an input time-domain audio signal is within a predetermined range indicating high periodicity, execute a periodic-combined-envelope generating processing in which the circuitry generates a periodic combined envelope sequence, W M [1], . . . , W M [N], which is a frequency-domain sequence by changing values of samples of a spectral envelope sequence, W[1], . . . , W[N], which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal in a predetermined time segment based on a frequency-domain period corresponding to a period code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal, wherein values of samples of the spectral envelope sequence are changed as in the following formula:

W M [ n ]= W [ n ]·(1+δ· P [ n ]),

wherein P[n] is a periodic envelope sequence P[1], . . . , P[N], and δ is a predetermined value or a chosen value from candidates; and

when the indicator is within the range indicating high periodicity, execute a variable-length coding processing in which the circuitry encodes a frequency-domain sequence derived from the input time-domain audio signal on the assumption that the amplitude value of the frequency-domain sequence is greater for a frequency with a greater value of the periodic-combined envelope sequence and outputs a variable-length code to a decoder, and

when the indicator is not within the range indicating high periodicity, execute a variable-length coding processing in which the circuitry encodes a frequency-domain sequence derived from the input time-domain audio signal on the assumption that the amplitude value of the frequency-domain sequence is greater for a frequency with a greater value of the spectral envelope sequence and outputs a variable-length code to a decoder.

3. A coding method executing:

determining that an indicator of a degree of periodicity of an input time-domain audio signal is within a predetermined range indicating high periodicity, generating a periodic combined envelope sequence, W M [1], . . . , W M [N], which is a frequency-domain sequence by changing values of samples of a spectral envelope sequence, W[1], . . . , W[N], which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal in a predetermined time segment based on a frequency-domain period corresponding to a period code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal, wherein values of samples of the spectral envelope sequence are changed as in the following formula:

W M [ n ]= W [ n ]·(1+δ· P [ n ]),

wherein P[n] is a periodic envelope sequence P[1], . . . , P[N], and δ is a predetermined value or a chosen value from candidates;

calculating a variable-length coding parameter dependent on an amplitude value from the periodic combined envelope sequence; and

using the variable-length coding parameter to encode a frequency-domain sequence derived from the input time-domain audio signal by variable-length coding dependent on the amplitude value and to output a variable-length code to a decoder.

4. A coding method executing:

determining that an indicator of a degree of periodicity of an input time-domain audio signal is within a predetermined range indicating high periodicity, generating a periodic combined envelope sequence, W M [1], . . . , W M [N], which is a frequency-domain sequence by changing values of samples of a spectral envelope sequence, W[1], . . . , W[N], which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal in a predetermined time segment based on a frequency-domain period corresponding to a period code obtained from the input time-domain audio signal, wherein values of samples of the spectral envelope sequence are changed as in the following formula:

W M [ n ]= W [ n ]·(1+δ· P [ n ]),

wherein P[n] is a periodic envelope sequence P[1], . . . , P[N], and δ is a predetermined value or a chosen value from candidates; and

encoding a frequency-domain sequence derived from the input time-domain audio signal on the assumption that the amplitude value of the frequency-domain sequence is greater for a frequency with a greater value of the periodic-combined envelope sequence and outputting a variable-length code to a decoder.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which the coding program for causing a computer to function as the encoder according to claim 1 or 2 is recorded.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-094881 · May 1, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15304733
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