IP Library Patent Application 17797686
Patent Application
App. No. 17/797,686

LEARNING APPARATUS, SIGNAL ESTIMATION APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, SIGNAL ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM TO DEQUANTIZE

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
17/797,686
Filed
Aug 4, 2022
Art Unit
2121
USPC
706/25
Abstract

A neural network is learned that uses learning data including a low-bit signal obtained by quantizing a signal to a first number of quantization bits and a high-bit signal obtained by quantizing the signal to a second number of quantization bits larger than the first number of quantization bits, to receive as an input a low-bit input signal obtained by quantizing an input signal to the first number of quantization bits and output an estimated signal of a high-bit output signal obtained by quantizing the input signal to the second number of quantization bits. This neural network has a multilayer structure including an input layer and an output layer, and obtains and outputs an estimated signal of a high-bit output signal obtained by adding to a low-bit input signal a signal output from the output layer in response to the low-bit input signal being input to the input layer.

Claims (47)

1 . A computer implemented method for learning a neural network, comprising:

learning a neural network using learning data including:

a low-bit signal obtained by quantizing a signal to a first number of quantization bits and

a high-bit signal obtained by quantizing the signal to a second number of quantization bits larger than the first number of quantization bits,

wherein the learnt neural network receives an input signal the low-bit input signal and outputs the high-bit output signal obtained as an estimated signal by quantizing the input signal to the second number of quantization bits, and wherein

the neural network includes a multilayer structure including an input layer and an output layer, and outputs the estimated signal by adding an output signal from the output layer to the low-bit input signal as a signal output in response to receiving the low-bit input signal as input to the input layer.

2 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein

the neural network comprises a multilayer structure including a layer that determines the output signal based on the input signal, and

the output signal is determined based at least on a product of a first column of a plurality of values obtained by performing a first convolution linear transformation processing on the input signal and a second column of a plurality of values obtained by performing a second convolution linear transformation processing on the input signal based on a value.

3 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein

the neural network includes a multilayer structure including a layer that determines the output signal based on the input signal, and

the output signal includes a product A×V′, where A represents a column corresponding to a product of a column K of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W K on the input X and a column Q of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W Q on the input signal, and V′ represents a column of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W V on the input signal.

4 . The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

inputting another low-bit input signal quantized to the first number of quantization bits to the learnt neural network; and

obtaining and outputting another estimated signal quantized to the second number of quantization bits larger than the first number of quantization bits.

5 . A learning device comprising a processor configured to execute a method comprising:

learning a neural network that uses learning data including:

a low-bit signal obtained by quantizing a signal to a first number of quantization bits and

a high-bit signal obtained by quantizing the signal to a second number of quantization bits larger than the first number of quantization bits,

wherein the learnt neural network receives as an input a low-bit input signal obtained by quantizing an input signal to the first number of quantization bits and to output an estimated signal of a high-bit output signal obtained by quantizing the input signal to the second number of quantization bits, and wherein

the neural network comprises a multilayer structure including an input layer and an output layer, and the learnt network obtains and outputs an estimated signal of the high-bit output signal obtained by adding to the low-bit input signal a signal output from the output layer in response to the low-bit input signal being input to the input layer.

6 . A signal estimation device comprising a processor configured to execute a method comprising:

receiving as input a low-bit input signal obtained by quantizing an input signal to a first number of quantization bits to a neural network;

determining an estimated signal of a high-bit output signal obtained by quantizing the input signal to a second number of quantization bits larger than the first number of quantization bits; and

outputting the estimated signal.

7 . (canceled)

8 . The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the low-bit input signal corresponds to a music signal that is quantized based on an analog-digital conversion.

9 . The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the low-bit input signal corresponds to a sensor signal associated with a robot.

10 . The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the first number quantization is substantially close to 16 bits, and wherein the second number of quantization is substantially close to 24 bits.

11 . The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the multilayer structure includes at least three layers.

12 . The learning device according to claim 5 , wherein

the neural network comprises a multilayer structure including a layer that determines the output signal based on the input signal, and

the output signal is determined based at least on a product of a first column of a plurality of values obtained by performing a first convolution linear transformation processing on the input signal and a second column of a plurality of values obtained by performing a second convolution linear transformation processing on the input signal based on a value.

13 . The learning device according to claim 5 , wherein

the neural network includes a multilayer structure including a layer that determines the output signal based on the input signal, and

the output signal includes a product A×V′, where A represents a column corresponding to a product of a column K of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W K on the input X and a column Q of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W Q on the input signal, and V′ represents a column of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W V on the input signal.

14 . The learning device according to claim 5 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:

inputting another low-bit input signal quantized to the first number of quantization bits to the learnt neural network; and

obtaining and outputting another estimated signal quantized to the second number of quantization bits larger than the first number of quantization bits.

15 . The learning device according to claim 5 , wherein the low-bit input signal corresponds to a music signal that is quantized based on an analog-digital conversion.

16 . The learning device according to claim 5 , wherein the low-bit input signal corresponds to a sensor signal associated with a robot.

17 . The learning device according to claim 5 , wherein the first number quantization is substantially close to 16 bits, and wherein the second number of quantization is substantially close to 24 bits.

18 . The learning device according to claim 5 , wherein the multilayer structure includes at least three layers.

19 . The signal estimation device according to claim 6 , wherein the neural network includes a multilayer structure including a layer that determines the output signal based on the input signal, and

the output signal includes a product A×V′, where A represents a column corresponding to a product of a column K of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W K on the input X and a column Q of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W Q on the input signal, and V′ represents a column of a plurality of values obtained by performing convolution linear transformation processing W V on the input signal.

20 . The signal estimation device according to claim 6 , wherein the low-bit input signal corresponds to a music signal that is quantized based on an analog-digital conversion.

21 . The signal estimation device according to claim 6 , wherein the low-bit input signal corresponds to a sensor signal associated with a robot.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 1, 2026
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 074164/0693 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2022
From: EMURA, SATORU
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060725/0246 →