Sub-band voice codec with multi-stage codebooks and redundant coding
CA 2611829 C · Owner: Microsoft Corporation · Inventors: Khalil, Hosam A.; Wang, Tian; Chen, Wei-Ge
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Techniques and tools related to coding and decoding of audio information are described. For example, redundant coded information for decoding a current frame includes signal history information associated with only a portion of a previous frame. As another example, redundant coded information for decoding a coded unit includes parameters for a codebook stage to be used in decoding the current coded unit only if the previous coded unit is not available. As yet another example, coded audio units each include a field indicating whether the coded unit includes main encoded information representing a segment of an audio signal, and whether the coded unit includes redundant coded …
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- Filed April 5, 2006 and granted August 19, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 5, 2026.
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