Patents by Inventor Bernhard Neugebauer

Bernhard Neugebauer 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).

  • Patent number: 10394520
    Abstract: An audio processor for processing an audio signal includes: an audio signal modifier for modifying the audio signal in response to a user input; a loudness controller for determining a loudness compensation gain based on a reference loudness or a reference gain and a modified loudness or a modified gain, where the modified loudness or the modified gain depends on the user input; and a loudness manipulator for manipulating a loudness of a signal using the loudness compensation gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Fabian Küch, Christian Uhle, Michael Kratschmer, Bernhard Neugebauer, Michael Meier
  • Patent number: 10381011
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining an estimated pitch lag is provided. The apparatus includes an input interface for receiving a plurality of original pitch lag values, and a pitch lag estimator for estimating the estimated pitch lag. The pitch lag estimator is configured to estimate the estimated pitch lag depending on a plurality of original pitch lag values and depending on a plurality of information values, wherein for each original pitch lag value of the plurality of original pitch lag values, an information value of the plurality of information values is assigned to the original pitch lag value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Jeremie Lecomte, Michael Schnabel, Goran Markovic, Martin Dietz, Bernhard Neugebauer
  • Publication number: 20180293991
    Abstract: An apparatus for reconstructing a frame including a speech signal as a reconstructed frame is provided, the apparatus including a determination unit and a frame reconstructor being configured to reconstruct the reconstructed frame, such that the reconstructed frame completely or partially includes the first reconstructed pitch cycle, such that the reconstructed frame completely or partially includes a second reconstructed pitch cycle, and such that the number of samples of the first reconstructed pitch cycle differs from a number of samples of the second reconstructed pitch cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremie Lecomte, Michael Schnabel, Goran Markovic, Martin Dietz, Bernhard Neugebauer
  • Patent number: 10074377
    Abstract: An audio encoder device includes an audio encoder configured for producing an encoded audio bitstream from an audio signal having consecutive audio frames; a dynamic range control encoder configured for producing an encoded dynamic range control bitstream from an dynamic range control sequence corresponding to the audio signal and having consecutive dynamic range control frames, wherein each dynamic range control frame of the dynamic range control frames has one or more nodes, wherein each node of the one or more nodes has gain information for the audio signal and time information indicating to which point in time the gain information corresponds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Fabian Kuech, Christian Uhle, Michael Kratschmer, Bernhard Neugebauer, Michael Meier, Stephan Schreiner
  • Patent number: 10043509
    Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandtem Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Bernhard Neugebauer, Jan Plogsties, Juha Vilkamo
  • Patent number: 10013988
    Abstract: An apparatus for reconstructing a frame including a speech signal as a reconstructed frame is provided, the apparatus including a determination unit and a frame reconstructor being configured to reconstruct the reconstructed frame, such that the reconstructed frame completely or partially includes the first reconstructed pitch cycle, such that the reconstructed frame completely or partially includes a second reconstructed pitch cycle, and such that the number of samples of the first reconstructed pitch cycle differs from a number of samples of the second reconstructed pitch cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Jeremie Lecomte, Michael Schnabel, Goran Markovic, Martin Dietz, Bernhard Neugebauer
  • Publication number: 20180143799
    Abstract: An audio processor for processing an audio signal includes: an audio signal modifier for modifying the audio signal in response to a user input; a loudness controller for determining a loudness compensation gain based on a reference loudness or a reference gain and a modified loudness or a modified gain, where the modified loudness or the modified gain depends on the user input; and a loudness manipulator for manipulating a loudness of a signal using the loudness compensation gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Fabian KÜCH, Christian UHLE, Michael KRATSCHMER, Bernhard NEUGEBAUER, Michael MEIER
  • Patent number: 9961473
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a first multitude of output signals based on at least one audio source signal having a delay network and a feedback processor. The delay network includes a second multitude of delay paths, each delay path having a delay line and an attenuation filter. Each delay line is configured for delaying delay line input signals and for combining the at least one audio source signal and a reverberated audio signal to obtain a combined signal, wherein the attenuation filter of a delay path is configured for filtering the combined signal from the delay line of the delay path to obtain an output signal. The first multitude of output signals includes the output signal. The feedback processor is configured for reverberating the first multitude of output signals to obtain a third multitude of the reverberated audio signals including the reverberated audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian Schlecht, Andreas Silzle, Emanuel Habets, Christian Borss, Bernhard Neugebauer, Hanne Stenzel
  • Patent number: 9830915
    Abstract: An audio signal decoder for providing a decoded audio signal representation on the basis of an encoded audio signal representation has a decoder preprocessing stage for obtaining a plurality of frequency band signals from the encoded audio signal representation, a clipping estimator, a level shifter, a frequency-to-time-domain converter, and a level shift compensator. The clipping estimator analyzes the encoded audio signal representation and/or side information relative to a gain of the frequency band signals in order to determine a current level shift factor. The level shifter shifts levels of the frequency band signals according to the level shift factor. The frequency-to-time-domain converter converts the level shifted frequency band signals into a time-domain representation. The level shift compensator acts on the time-domain representation for at least partly compensating a corresponding level shift and for obtaining a substantially compensated time-domain representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stephan Schreiner, Arne Borsum, Matthias Neusinger, Manuel Jander, Markus Lohwasser, Bernhard Neugebauer
  • Publication number: 20170323632
    Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bernhard NEUGEBAUER, Jan PLOGSTIES, Juha VILKAMO
  • Patent number: 9747888
    Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Bernhard Neugebauer, Jan Plogsties, Juha Vilkamo
  • Publication number: 20170238119
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a first multitude of output signals based on at least one audio source signal having a delay network and a feedback processor. The delay network includes a second multitude of delay paths, each delay path having a delay line and an attenuation filter. Each delay line is configured for delaying delay line input signals and for combining the at least one audio source signal and a reverberated audio signal to obtain a combined signal, wherein the attenuation filter of a delay path is configured for filtering the combined signal from the delay line of the delay path to obtain an output signal. The first multitude of output signals includes the output signal. The feedback processor is configured for reverberating the first multitude of output signals to obtain a third multitude of the reverberated audio signals including the reverberated audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Sebastian SCHLECHT, Andreas SILZLE, Emanuel HABETS, Christian BORSS, Bernhard NEUGEBAUER, Hanne STENZEL
  • Publication number: 20170011749
    Abstract: An audio encoder device includes an audio encoder configured for producing an encoded audio bitstream from an audio signal having consecutive audio frames; a dynamic range control encoder configured for producing an encoded dynamic range control bitstream from an dynamic range control sequence corresponding to the audio signal and having consecutive dynamic range control frames, wherein each dynamic range control frame of the dynamic range control frames has one or more nodes, wherein each node of the one or more nodes has gain information for the audio signal and time information indicating to which point in time the gain information corresponds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Fabian KUECH, Christian UHLE, Michael KRATSCHMER, Bernhard NEUGEBAUER, Michael MEIER, Stephan SCHREINER
  • Publication number: 20160240204
    Abstract: The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept includes an audio processing chain including a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Fabian KUECH, Christian UHLE, Michael KRATSCHMER, Bernhard NEUGEBAUER, Michael MEIER, Arne BORSUM
  • Publication number: 20160118053
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining an estimated pitch lag is provided. The apparatus includes an input interface for receiving a plurality of original pitch lag values, and a pitch lag estimator for estimating the estimated pitch lag. The pitch lag estimator is configured to estimate the estimated pitch lag depending on a plurality of original pitch lag values and depending on a plurality of information values, wherein for each original pitch lag value of the plurality of original pitch lag values, an information value of the plurality of information values is assigned to the original pitch lag value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremie Lecomte, Michael Schnabel, Goran Markovic, Martin Dietz, Bernhard Neugebauer
  • Publication number: 20160111094
    Abstract: An apparatus for reconstructing a frame including a speech signal as a reconstructed frame is provided, the apparatus including a determination unit and a frame reconstructor being configured to reconstruct the reconstructed frame, such that the reconstructed frame completely or partially includes the first reconstructed pitch cycle, such that the reconstructed frame completely or partially includes a second reconstructed pitch cycle, and such that the number of samples of the first reconstructed pitch cycle differs from a number of samples of the second reconstructed pitch cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremie Lecomte, Michael Schnabel, Goran Markovic, Martin Dietz, Bernhard Neugebauer
  • Publication number: 20160036404
    Abstract: An equalization filter coefficient determinator continuously or quasi-continuously fades between a plurality of different equalizer settings in dependence on one or more setting parameters, to obtain a current set of equalization filter target coefficients describing a current equalizer setting. A number of setting parameters is smaller than a number of equalization filter target coefficients of current set of equalization filter target coefficients. An equalization filter coefficient determinator linearly combines a plurality of equalization filter target coefficient set components in dependence on one or more setting parameters. An equalization filter coefficient determinator obtains the current set of equalization filter target coefficients in dependence on position information obtained using a two-dimensional or three-dimensional user input device. An apparatus includes a user interface, an equalization filter coefficient determinator and an equalizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Felix FLEISCHMANN, Jan PLOGSTIES, Bernhard NEUGEBAUER
  • Patent number: 9245520
    Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Bernhard Neugebauer, Jan Plogsties, Juha Vilkamo
  • Publication number: 20160019898
    Abstract: An audio signal decoder for providing a decoded audio signal representation on the basis of an encoded audio signal representation has a decoder preprocessing stage for obtaining a plurality of frequency band signals from the encoded audio signal representation, a clipping estimator, a level shifter, a frequency-to-time-domain converter, and a level shift compensator. The clipping estimator analyzes the encoded audio signal representation and/or side information relative to a gain of the frequency band signals in order to determine a current level shift factor. The level shifter shifts levels of the frequency band signals according to the level shift factor. The frequency-to-time-domain converter converts the level shifted frequency band signals into a time-domain representation. The level shift compensator acts on the time-domain representation for at least partly compensating a corresponding level shift and for obtaining a substantially compensated time-domain representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Stephan Schreiner, Arne Borsum, Matthias Neusinger, Manuel Jander, Markus Lohwasser, Bernhard Neugebauer
  • Publication number: 20150379980
    Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Bernhard NEUGEBAUER, Jan PLOGSTIES, Juha VILKAMO