IP Library Granted Patent US 7,292,973
Granted Patent B1
US 7,292,973 · App. 10/811,662 · Granted Nov 6, 2007

System and method for deploying filters for processing signals

Assignee: AT&T Corp
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Patent No.
US 7,292,973
App. No.
10/811,662
Granted
Nov 6, 2007
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed for using filter signal processing. The system conveys filter information for a spectrum for a signal at a receiver. The system comprises a module configured to transmit information regarding a first filter, a module configured to transmit information regarding a second filter and a module configured to transmit a mask to indicate switching between the first filter and the second filter across the spectrum. The filters may be temporal noise shaping (TNS) filters.

Claims (24)

1. A method of conveying filter information for a spectrum of an audio signal to a receiver, comprising:

transmitting information regarding a first filter;

transmitting information regarding a second filter; and

transmitting data to indicate switching between the first filter and the second filter across the spectrum, wherein a perception of the audio signal at the receiver is improved.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising representing the spectrum as a plurality of bands.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of bands are scale factor bands.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the data includes one bit per band to indicate the switching.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is a mask of one bit per scaled factor band.

6. A system for conveying filter information for a spectrum for an audio signal to a receiver, the system comprising:

a module configured to transmit information regarding a first filter;

a module configured to transmit information regarding a second filter; and

a module configured to transmit data to indicate switching between the first filter and the second filter across the spectrum, wherein a perception of the audio signal at the receiver is improved.

7. The system of claim 6 further comprising a module configured to represent the spectrum as a plurality band.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of bands are scale factor bands.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the data includes one bit per band to indicate the switching.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the data is a mask of one bit per scaled factor band.

11. The computer readable medium storing instructions for controlling a computing device to convey filter information for a spectrum of an audio signal to a receiver, the instructions comprising:

transmitting information regarding a first filter;

transmitting information regarding a second filter; and

transmitting data to indicate switching between the first filter and the second filter across the spectrum, wherein a perception of the audio signal at the receiver is improved.

12. A computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further comprise representing the spectrum as a plurality of bands.

13. A computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein a plurality of bands are scale factor bands.

14. A computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the data includes one bit per band to indicate the switching.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the data is a mask of one bit per scaled factor band.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2017
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
To: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Reel/Frame 041068/0932 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2016
From: JOHNSTON, JAMES DAVID; KUO, SHYH-SHIAW
To: AT&T CORP.
Reel/Frame 040588/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2016
From: AT&T CORP.
To: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 040588/0469 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2016
From: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 040588/0629 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 0953794700 · Mar 29, 2000