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US 8,374,884 · App. 13/463,653 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Decoding apparatus and decoding method

Inventor: Masahiro Oshikiri (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,374,884
App. No.
13/463,653
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coding apparatus reduces a circuit scale and the amount of coding processing calculation. A frequency domain conversion section performs a frequency analysis of the signal sampled at a sampling rate Fx with an analysis length of 2·Na and calculates first spectrum S 1 ( k )(0≦k<Na). A band extension section extends the effective frequency band of first spectrum S 1 ( k ) to 0≦k<Nb so that a new spectrum can be assigned to the extended area following to the frequency k=Na of first spectrum S 1 ( k ). An extended spectrum assignment section assigns extended spectrum S 1 ′( k )(Na≦k<Nb) input to the extended frequency band from the outside. A spectral information specification section outputs information necessary to specify extended spectrum S 1 ′( k ) out of the spectrum given from the extended spectrum assignment section as a code.

Claims (22)

1. A decoding apparatus comprising:

a receiving section that receives information including first coding information on a first band of a voice signal or audio signal, the first band being lower than a predetermined frequency, and second coding information on a second band of the voice signal or audio signal, the second band being higher than a predetermined frequency, the first coding information and the second coding information being generated by coding the voice signal or audio signal by a coding apparatus;

a first decoding section that decodes the first coding information to generate a signal having a first sampling rate corresponding to the first band of the voice signal or audio signal;

a second decoding section that decodes the second coding information to generate a decoded spectrum of the second band, the decoded spectrum corresponding to a predetermined second sampling rate which is larger than the first sampling rate, and generates a decoded signal by converting a sampling rate of the decoded spectrum from the predetermined second sampling rate to a third sampling rate, wherein:

the second decoding section comprises:

a conversion section that obtains a decoded spectrum of the first band from the signal having the first sampling rate obtained by the first decoding section;

a duplication section that duplicates a spectrum of a particular part of the decoded spectrum of the first band;

a spectrum generation section that generates, using the second coding information and the duplicated spectrum, a decoded spectrum of the second band which extends a bandwidth of the decoded spectrum of the first band, and generates an extended decoded spectrum by combining the decoded spectrum of the second band with the decoded spectrum of the first band; and

a time domain signal generation section that obtains a spectrum of a predetermined band by one of (i) inserting a zero value to a first high frequency band of the extended decoded spectrum, the first high frequency band being located adjacent to a maximum frequency of the extended decoded spectrum and outside the extended decoded spectrum, and (ii) deleting a second high frequency band of the extended decoded spectrum, the second high frequency band being located adjacent to the maximum frequency and inside the extended decoded spectrum, and generates, as the decoded signal, a time domain signal having the third sampling rate by a time domain conversion, from the spectrum of the predetermined band.

2. A decoding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information received by the receiving section includes the second coding information where the second band is divided into two or more subbands and each subband is coded.

3. A communication terminal apparatus comprising the decoding apparatus according to claim 1 .

4. A base station apparatus comprising the decoding apparatus according to claim 1 .

5. A decoding method comprising:

a reception operation comprising receiving information including first coding information on a first band of a voice signal or audio signal, the first band being lower than a predetermined frequency, and second coding information on a second band of the voice signal or audio signal, the second band being higher than a predetermined frequency, the first coding information and the second coding information being generated by coding the voice signal or audio signal by a coding apparatus;

a first decoding operation comprising decoding the first coding information to generate a signal having a first sampling rate corresponding to the first band of the voice signal or audio signal;

a second decoding operation comprising decoding the second coding information to generate a decoded spectrum of the second band, the decoded spectrum corresponding to a predetermined second sampling rate which is larger than the first sampling rate, and generating a decoded signal by converting a sampling rate of the decoded spectrum from the predetermined second sampling rate to a third sampling rate, wherein:

the second decoding operation comprises:

a conversion operation comprising obtaining a decoded spectrum of the first band from the signal having the first sampling rate obtained by the first decoding operation;

a duplication operation comprising duplicating a spectrum of a particular part of the decoded spectrum of the first band;

a spectrum generation operation comprising generating, using the second coding information and the duplicated spectrum, a decoded spectrum of the second band which extends a bandwidth of the decoded spectrum of the first band, and generating an extended decoded spectrum by combining the decoded spectrum of the second band with the decoded spectrum of the first band; and

a time domain signal generation operation comprising obtaining a spectrum of a predetermined band by one of (i) inserting a zero value to a first high frequency band of the extended decoded spectrum, the first high frequency band being located adjacent to a maximum frequency of the extended decoded spectrum and outside the extended decoded spectrum, and (ii) deleting a second high frequency band of the extended decoded spectrum, the second high frequency band being located adjacent to the maximum frequency and inside the extended decoded spectrum, and generating, as the decoded signal, a time domain signal having the third sampling rate by a time domain conversion, from the spectrum of the predetermined band.

6. A decoding method according to claim 5 , wherein the information received in the reception operation includes the second coding information where the second band is divided into two or more subbands and each subband is coded.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 033033/0163 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-341717 · Sep 30, 2003 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 12708290 · Feb 18, 2010
Continuation 10573812
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