Patents by Inventor Chirsluf Faller

Chirsluf Faller 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).

  • Method and an apparatus of decoding an audio signal
    Patent number: 8532306
    Abstract: A method of decoding an audio signal is disclosed, The present invention includes the steps of receiving the audio signal having a plurality of channel signals including an ambient component signal and a source component signal, extracting the ambient component signal and the source component signal of each of the channels based on correlation between the channel signals, modifying the ambient component signal using surround effect information, and generating the audio signal including a plurality of channels using the modified ambient component signal and the source component signal. Accordingly, in an apparatus for decoding an audio signal and method thereof according to the present invention, an ambient component signal is extracted and modified based on correlation and the modified ambient and source component signals are outputted using different signal output units, respectively. Therefore, the present invention enhances a stereo effect of the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyon-O Oh, Myung Hoon Lee, Yang Won Jung, Chirsluf Faller