Abstract: A system and method for locating a preferable playback start location after a winding or rewinding action in an audio playing device. In response to an adjustment of the playing location for audio content to a desired playing position, the system determines whether at least one non-speech or silent period of at least a predetermined duration exists within the vicinity of the desired playing position. If at least one such non-speech or silent period exists within the vicinity of the desired playing position, the system adjusts the playing position to fall within one of the at least one non-speech period or silent period.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method and encoder for encoding a frame in of a communication system. The method includes calculating a first set of parameters associated with the frame, wherein said first set of parameters comprises filter bank parameters. The method further includes selecting, in a first stage, one of a plurality of encoding methods based on the first set of parameters one of modes for encoding, calculating a second set of parameters associated with the frame, selecting, in a second stage, one of the plurality of encoding methods based on the result of the first stage selection and the second set of parameters one of modes for encoding, and encoding the frame using the selected encoding excitation method from the second stage.

Abstract: The present invention provides, methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for tuning and adjusting the computational complexity of algorithm that is executed by a signal encoder. The signal encoder may comprise a speech encoder. When a resource shortage on a computer platform is detected, a degree of the resource shortage and a corresponding complexity adjustment for a speech encoder are determined. The speech encoder is then tuned to adjust the computational complexity of an executed speech processing algorithm. The resource shortage may correspond to a computational capability, audio buffer memory, or battery of a mobile device. A speech process being executed by the mobile device is tuned to adjust the computational demands in accordance with a complexity adjustment. A number of iteration rounds may be adjusted while the speech encoder is executing a speech processing algorithm. The iterations may correspond to an algebraic codebook search.