Patents by Inventor Claus-Christian Spenger
Claus-Christian Spenger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240144941Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias FRIEDRICH, Alexander MUELLER, Karsten LINZMEIER, Claus-Christian SPENGER, Tobias R. WAGENBLASS
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Patent number: 11817108Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Alexander Mueller, Karsten Linzmeier, Claus-Christian Spenger, Tobias R. Wagenblass
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Publication number: 20230247382Abstract: An audio bitstream is decoded into audio objects and audio metadata for the audio objects. The audio objects include a specific audio object. The audio metadata specifies frame-level gains that include a first gain and a second gain respectively for a first audio frame and a second audio frame. It is determined, based on the first and second gains, whether sub-frame gains are to be generated for the specific audio object. If so, a ramp length is determined for a ramp used to generate the sub-frame gains for the specific audio object. The ramp of the ramp length is used to generate the sub-frame gains for the specific audio object. A sound field represented by the audio objects with the sub-frame gains is rendered by audio speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Jens POPP, Claus-Christian SPENGER, Celine MERPILLAT, Tobias MUELLER, Holger HOERICH
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Publication number: 20230123244Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias FRIEDRICH, Alexander MUELLER, Karsten LINZMEIER, Claus-Christian SPENGER, Tobias R. WAGENBLASS
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Patent number: 11488611Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Alexander Mueller, Karsten Linzmeier, Claus-Christian Spenger, Tobias R. Wagenblass
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Publication number: 20210249022Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias FRIEDRICH, Alexander MUELLER, Karsten LINZMEIER, Claus-Christian SPENGER, Tobias R. WAGENBLASS
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Patent number: 10930291Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Alexander Mueller, Karsten Linzmeier, Claus-Christian Spenger, Tobias R. Wagenblass
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Publication number: 20200321011Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias FRIEDRICH, Alexander MUELLER, Karsten LINZMEIER, Claus-Christian SPENGER, Tobias R. WAGENBLASS
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Patent number: 10643626Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Alexander Mueller, Karsten Linzmeier, Claus-Christian Spenger, Tobias R. Wagenblass
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Publication number: 20190348052Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: TOBIAS FRIEDRICH, ALEXANDER MUELLER, KARSTEN LINZMEIER, CLAUS-CHRISTIAN SPENGER, TOBIAS R. WAGENBLASS
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Patent number: 10360919Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Alexander Mueller, Karsten Linzmeier, Claus-Christian Spenger, Tobias Wagenblass
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Publication number: 20170309280Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system configured to generate a bitstream indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system comprises a downmix processing unit configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal; wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system comprises a parameter processing unit configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias FRIEDRICH, Alexander MUELLER, Karsten LINZMEIER, Claus-Christian SPENGER, Tobias WAGENBLASS
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Patent number: 9715880Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system (500) configured to generate a bitstream (564) indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system (500) comprises a downmix processing unit (510) configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal (561); wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal (561) comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system (500) comprises a parameter processing unit (520) configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal (561).Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Alexander Mueller, Karsten Linzmeier, Claus-Christian Spenger, Tobias R. Wagenblass
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Patent number: 9460723Abstract: A decoding system reconstructs an audio signal based on an input signal representing the audio signal by parametric coding or by n discretely coded channels. Parametric decoding proceeds on the basis of a core signal and mixing parameters controlling a spatial synthesis stage, which is supplied with a downmix signal. A controller is responsible for controlling the components of the decoding system, whether in steady-state parametric mode, steady-state discrete decoding mode and transitions between these. In defective frames of the input signal, which do not allow the mixing parameters to be decoded, the controller is configured to perform various error handling procedures including: parametric decoding using previous values of the mixing parameters; continuing parametric decoding for a limited duration, and/or outputting the core signal without spatial synthesis.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Tobias Ro Wagenblass, Karsten Linzmeier, Daniel Homm, Claus-Christian Spenger, Heiko Purnhagen
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Publication number: 20160005407Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to efficient methods and systems for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio encoding system (500) configured to generate a bitstream (564) indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal is described. The system (500) comprises a downmix processing unit (510) configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal (561); wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels and wherein the multi-channel input signal (561) comprises n channels; n, m being integers with m<n. Furthermore, the system (500) comprises a parameter processing unit (520) configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal (561).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Tobias FRIEDRICH, Alexander MUELLER, Karsten LINZMEIER, Claus-Christian SPENGER, Tobias R. WAGENBLASS
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Publication number: 20150142451Abstract: A decoding system reconstructs an audio signal based on an input signal representing the audio signal by parametric coding or by n discretely coded channels. Parametric decoding proceeds on the basis of a core signal and mixing parameters controlling a spatial synthesis stage, which is supplied with a downmix signal. A controller is responsible for controlling the components of the decoding system, whether in steady-state parametric mode, steady-state discrete decoding mode and transitions between these. In defective frames of the input signal, which do not allow the mixing parameters to be decoded, the controller is configured to perform various error handling procedures including: parametric decoding using previous values of the mixing parameters; continuing parametric decoding for a limited duration, and/or outputting the core signal without spatial synthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Tobias Friedrich, Tobias Ro Wagenblass, Karsten Linzmeier, Daniel Homm, Claus-Christian Spenger, Heiko Purnhagen
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Patent number: 8843378Abstract: A multi-channel synthesizer includes a post processor for determining post processed reconstruction parameters or quantities derived from the reconstruction parameter for an actual time portion of the input signal so that the post processed reconstruction parameter or the post processed quantity is different from the corresponding quantized and inversely quantized reconstruction parameter in that the value of the post processed reconstruction parameter or the derived quantity is not bound by the quantization step size. A multi-channel reconstructor uses the post-processed reconstruction parameter for reconstructing the multi-channel output signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.Inventors: Juergen Herre, Sascha Disch, Johannes Hilpert, Christian Ertel, Andreas Hoelzer, Claus-Christian Spenger
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Publication number: 20060004583Abstract: A multi-channel synthesizer includes a post processor for determining post processed reconstruction parameters or quantities derived from the reconstruction parameter for an actual time portion of the input signal so that the post processed reconstruction parameter or the post processed quantity is different from the corresponding quantized and inversely quantized reconstruction parameter in that the value of the post processed reconstruction parameter or the derived quantity is not bound by the quantization step size. A multi-channel reconstructor uses the post-processed reconstruction parameter for reconstructing the multi-channel output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Juergen Herre, Sascha Disch, Johannes Hilpert, Christian Ertel, Andreas Hoelzer, Claus-Christian Spenger