IP Library Granted Patent US 7,991,611
Granted Patent B2
US 7,991,611 · App. 12/089,814 · Granted Aug 2, 2011

Speech encoding apparatus and speech encoding method that encode speech signals in a scalable manner, and speech decoding apparatus and speech decoding method that decode scalable encoded signals

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Patent No.
US 7,991,611
App. No.
12/089,814
Granted
Aug 2, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An audio encoding device for correcting a component having insufficient encoding capability in a core layer by an extended layer. A core layer encoder encodes an audio signal. An extended layer encoder encodes an encoding residual of the core layer encoder. A characteristic correction inverse filter arranged at a pre-stage of an LPC synthesis filter subjects the component having insufficient encoding capability in the core layer to an inverse characteristic correction process, and a characteristic correction filter arranged at a post-stage of the LPC synthesis filter performs a process for characteristic correction of the synthesis signal inputted from the LPC synthesis filter.

Claims (35)

1. A speech encoding apparatus, comprising:

a processor and a memory storage capable of encoding a speech signal, having:

a first layer encoder that encodes a speech signal to obtain a first encoded excitation signal; and

a second layer encoder that encodes a residual signal of the speech signal and the first encoded excitation signal to obtain a second encoded excitation signal,

wherein the second layer encoder comprises:

a first compensator that performs first compensating processing on a specific component, which is a part of the first encoded excitation signal, to obtain a first compensated excitation signal;

a synthesizer that adds the first compensating excitation signal and the second encoded excitation signal and further performs linear predictive coding synthesis processing to obtain a synthesized signal; and

a second compensator that performs second compensating processing on the specific component of the synthesized signal to obtain a second compensated excitation signal.

2. The speech encoding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first compensating processing and the second compensating processing comprises inverse processings canceling out each other.

3. A speech encoding apparatus, comprising:

a processor and a memory storage capable of encoding a speech signal, having:

a first layer encoder that encodes a low-band component of a frequency band lower than a reference frequency of a speech signal to obtain a first encoded excitation signal; and

a second layer encoder that encodes a high-band component of a frequency band at least equal to the reference frequency of the speech signal to obtain a second encoded excitation signal,

wherein the second layer encoder comprises:

an attenuator that performs attenuating processing on the high-band component of the first encoded excitation signal to obtain a high-band attenuated excitation signal;

a synthesizer that adds the high-band attenuated excitation signal and the second encoded excitation signal and further performs linear predictive coding synthesis processing to obtain a synthesized signal; and

an amplifier that performs amplifying processing on a high-band component of the synthesized signal to obtain an amplified excitation signal.

4. A speech decoding apparatus, comprising:

a processor and a memory storage capable of decoding a speech signal, having:

a first layer decoder that decodes a first encoded-excitation-signal which is obtained by encoding a speech signal; and

a second layer decoder that decodes a second encoded-excitation-signal which is obtained by encoding a residual signal of the speech signal and the first encoded excitation signal,

wherein the second layer decoder comprises:

a first compensator that performs first compensating processing on a specific component, which is a part of the decoded first encoded-excitation-signal, to obtain a first compensated excitation signal;

a synthesizer that adds the first compensating excitation signal and the decoded second encoded-excitation-signal and further performs linear predictive coding synthesis processing to obtain a synthesized signal; and

a second compensator that performs second compensating processing on the specific component of the synthesized signal to obtain a second compensated excitation signal.

5. A speech encoding method, comprising:

a processor and a memory storage that execute:

encoding a speech signal to obtain a first encoded excitation signal; and

encoding a residual signal of the speech signal and the first encoded excitation signal to obtain a second encoded excitation signal,

wherein encoding the residual signal comprises performing first compensating processing on a specific component, which is a part of the first encoded excitation signal, to obtain a first compensated excitation signal, adding the first compensated excitation signal and the second encoded excitation signal and further performing linear predictive coding synthesis processing to obtain a synthesized signal, and performing second compensating processing on the specific component of the synthesized signal to obtain a second compensated excitation signal.

6. A speech decoding method, comprising:

a processor and a memory storage that execute:

decoding a first encoded-excitation-signal which is obtained by encoding a speech signal; and

decoding a second encoded-excitation-signal which is obtained by encoding a residual signal of the speech signal and the first encoded excitation signal,

wherein decoding the second encoded excitation signal comprises performing first compensating processing on a specific component, which is part of the decoded first encoded-excitation-signal, to obtain a first compensated excitation signal, adding the first compensated excitation signal and the decoded second encoded-excitation-signal and further performing linear predictive coding synthesis processing to obtain a synthesized signal, and performing second compensating processing on the specific component of the synthesized signal to obtain a second compensated excitation signal.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2017
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
To: III HOLDINGS 12, LLC
Reel/Frame 042386/0779 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 033033/0163 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 13, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021832/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2008
From: EHARA, HIROYUKI; YOSHIDA, KOJI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
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