Abstract: In a quantization step information encoding unit, an average value of the quantization step information is found in an approximate shape extraction unit (20), first of all, from one set of a given number of unitary quantization units to another. In an approximate shape encoding unit (21), the approximate shape information is vector-quantized. In a residual signal computing unit (22), the residual signals between the quantization step information and the quantized approximate shape vector are computed. In a residual signal encoding unit (23), the residual signals are variable length encoded, and the so encoded residual signals and the vector quantized approximate shape information are output.

Abstract: Information is encoded into a code with a smaller number of bits. An encoding apparatus encodes an acoustic time series signal such that the acoustic time series signal is split into band signals in predetermined bands and gain adjustment is made on the band signals, at a gain control position by a gain control amount, for each of as many positions as indicated by a gain control number. Although the gain control number can take any one of values from 0 to 7, it has a high probability of taking a particular value (0, for example). The gain control number is encoded such that a code with a small number of bits is assigned to the gain control number equal to a value having a high-occurrence probability. The encoding is also applied to a voice recording apparatus.

Abstract: A sound signal encoder for high efficiency encoding of sound signals from a plurality of channels is provided which includes a to-be-correlated object setter (52), to-be-correlated object selector (56) and a variable-length encoder (58). The to-be-correlated object setter (52) sets, on the basis of left-channel frequency information held in a left-channel frequency information holder (50) and right-channel frequency information held in a right-channel frequency information holder (51), index [i] indicating which ones of sine waves on the left channel are to be correlated with, namely, are to be subtracted from, sine waves on the right channel. The to-be-correlated object selector (56) selects a default value read from a storage unit (55) or index [i]-th amplitude information read from a left-channel amplitude information holder (53) as an object to be subtracted from the i-th amplitude information on the right channel according to the index [i].

Abstract: In an encoding apparatus, when difference value between adjacent quantization units of quantization accuracy information where, e.g., distribution range is 0˜7, e.g., if difference value is 3 or more, 8 is subtracted, and if difference value is less than −4, 8 is added to thereby transform two difference values where difference therebetween is 8 into the same value. Thus, the distribution range of difference value becomes −4˜3, and size of code book (table) can be held down to the same size in the case where difference is not taken. In addition, high order 1 bit of difference value may be masked to carry out replacement into value consisting of only low order 3 bits, thus also making it possible to prevent increase in size of code book (table).

Abstract: Disclosed here is a mechanism provided in an instruction translator for translating an intermediate code (Java bytecode) to an instruction string so as to be interpreted by an instruction execution block corresponding to various upgraded versions of a virtual machine (computer) (VM). Each instruction included in the first instruction group of the intermediate code is translated to an instruction to be interpreted by hardware while each instruction included in the second instruction group is translated by software. The information processing device is configured so that the intermediate code has a storage area for storing information for denoting which of the first and second instruction groups includes the intermediate code. Thus, instruction translation can be made by the same hardware to cope with various upgraded versions of a VM if the values are set in the setting register. In addition, the hardware is not required to be modified to translate instructions even when the VM version is upgraded.

Abstract: In an acoustic signal encoding apparatus (100), a tonal noise verification unit (110) verifies whether the input acoustic time-domain signals are tonal or noisy. If the input acoustic time-domain signals are tonal, tonal component signals are extracted by a tonal component extraction unit (121), and tonal component parameters are normalized and quantized in a normalization/quantization unit (122). The residual time-domain signals, obtained on extracting the tonal component signals from the acoustic time-domain signals, are transformed by an orthogonal transforming unit (131) into the spectral information, which spectral information is normalized and quantized by a normalization/quantization unit (132). A code string generating unit (140) generates a code string from the quantized tonal component parameters and the quantized residual component spectral information.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to encode information into a code with a smaller number of bits. An encoding apparatus encodes an acoustic time series signal such that the acoustic time series signal is split into band signals in predetermined bands and gain adjustment is made on the band signals, at a gain control position by a gain control amount, for each of as many positions as indicated by a gain control number. Although the gain control number can take any one of values from 0 to 7, it has a high probability of taking a particular value (0, for example) as shown in FIG. 10. In the present invention, in view of the above, the gain control number GA is encoded such that a code with a small number of bits is assigned to the gain control number GA equal to a value having a high-occurrence probability. The present invention may be applied to a voice recording apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hardware accelerator, which allows faster switching between processing modes. In an information processing device with a bytecode accelerator BCA for translating a stack-based intermediate code (bytecode) into register-based instructions, a selector SEL for switching between BCA and soft VM is posed between an instruction part FET and a decode part DEC and data transfer paths P4 and P5 are formed between BCA and the register file REG_FILE. When bytecode accelerator BCA is activated, the P3 side is selected by the selector SEL and the translated CPU instructions are transferred to the decode part DEC. If the intermediate language code cannot be translated by the BCA, the processing mode is switched to software processing. During switching between the modes, internal information of BCA can be transferred between BCA and REG_FILE in parallel, achieving faster mode switching.

Abstract: Coding is made possible with higher efficiency while the listener is prevented from feeling a sense of incongruity. An adaptive mixing section performs a mixing process on input signals on the basis of distortion factor information supplied from a distortion factor detection section, and controls the operation time of MS stereo coding or IS stereo coding. Furthermore, the adaptive mixing section creates power correction information in accordance with a mixing coefficient, and causes power correction to be performed during reproduction. A coding control section selects a coding method of a coding process performed in a coding section and supplies it to the coding section. The coding section selects dual coding, MS stereo coding, or IS stereo coding in accordance with the instructions from the coding control section, and codes a spectrum signal supplied from a domain conversion section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information extraction apparatus capable of analyzing an acoustic signal with accuracy and high efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to encoding apparatuses which allow encoding to be performed such that the occurrence of pre-echo and post-echo is suppressed. A predetermined waveform analysis is applied to a low-frequency-component input time-sequential signal which includes a high-frequency component occurring at a specific time, and a low-frequency-component time-sequential signal like that shown in FIG. 9A is generated according to a result of the analysis. The low-frequency-component time-sequential signal is removed from the input time-sequential signal to generate a residual time-sequential signal like that shown in FIG. 9B. An amplitude control process is applied such that the amplitude of the residual time-sequential signal is made almost constant in a block which serves as a unit of encoding to generate a time-sequential signal to be quantized, like that shown in FIG. 9C. The time-sequential signal to be quantized is quantized and encoded.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an encoding device for saving the number of bits of codes. In step S11, the differential value between a normalization coefficient Bi to be encoded and a normalization coefficient Bi−1 for an encoding unit Ai−1 in a band adjacent to the lower side of an encoding unit Ai corresponding to the normalization coefficient Bi is computed. In step S12, reference is made to a table in which a differential value having a high frequency of occurrence is associated with a code having a small number of bits, and a code corresponding to the computed differential value is read. In step S13, it is determined whether or not all normalization coefficients B have been encoded. If it is determined that all normalization coefficients B have been encoded, in step S14, the code read in step S12 is output. The present invention is applicable to an audio recorder.

Abstract: A biosignal measuring apparatus for measuring, with a plurality of sensors, minute biosignals generated from bioelectric current sources in a region of a patient to be diagnosed. The apparatus includes a signal decomposer for decomposing detection signals provided by the plurality of sensors into a plurality of independent components, a noise component remover for determining noise components among the independent components based only on states of the independent components, and removing the noise components, a signal restorer for deriving restored detection signals from respective non-noise independent components, and a signal analyzer for determining an intracerebral activity corresponding to each independent component of each of the restored detection signals. After removing independent components determined to be noise components by the independent component analysis technique, a detection signal is separately restored for each information source from the remaining non-noise independent components.

Abstract: Coding is made possible with higher efficiency while the listener is prevented from feeling a sense of incongruity. An adaptive mixing section performs a mixing process on input signals on the basis of distortion factor information supplied from a distortion factor detection section, and controls the operation time of MS stereo coding or IS stereo coding. Furthermore, the adaptive mixing section creates power correction information in accordance with a mixing coefficient, and causes power correction to be performed during reproduction. A coding control section selects a coding method of a coding process performed in a coding section and supplies it to the coding section. The coding section selects dual coding, MS stereo coding, or IS stereo coding in accordance with the instructions from the coding control section, and codes a spectrum signal supplied from a domain conversion section.

Abstract: A technique for accurately determining states of bioelectric currents occurring in particular positions in a site of interest of a patient. Transfer functions between the particular positions and each magnetic sensor are derived from a positional relationship between the site of interest and each magnetic sensor. Weight coefficients are computed from an inverse matrix obtained by adding a predetermined value to a matrix of the transfer functions, and virtual biomagnetism information obtained virtually by bioelectric currents set to the particular positions. Enhanced biomagnetism information with only the biomagnetism from the particular positions enhanced is acquired by superposing the weight coefficients of measured biomagnetism information. Based on this enhanced biomagnetism information, states of bioelectric currents occurring in the particular positions are determined accurately.

Abstract: In a computer system equipped with a large number of registers which have an access time much shorter than that of a main memory, a register designating address part in which the assignment of an area register having a register address of a register area as its value and the assignment of a register displacement value expressing a relative register address within the register area are combined is provided in each instruction so that, even when physical registers are increased, save and restore of registers attendant upon task switches, etc. may be lessened to attain a raised speed of program run processing.Besides, an address part for designating the main memory is provided in the same instruction.

Abstract: In a computer system equipped with a large number of registers which have an access time much shorter than that of a main memory, a register designating address part in which the assignment of an area register having a register address of a register area as its value and the assignment of a register displacement value expressing a relative register address within the register area are combined is provided in each instruction so that, even when physical registers are increased, save and restore of registers attendant upon task switches, etc. may be lessened to attain a raised speed of program run processing. Besides, an address part for designating the main memory is provided in the same instruction.

Abstract: In a computer system equipped with a large number of registers which have an access time much shorter than that of a main memory, a register designating address part in which the assignment of an area register having a register address of a register area as its value and the assignment of a register displacement value expressing a relative register address within the register area are combined is provided in each instruction so that, even when physical registers are increased, save and restore of registers attendant upon task switches, etc. may be lessened to attain a raised speed of program run processing. Besides, an address part for designating main memory is provided in the same instruction.

Abstract: In a computer system equipped with a large number of registers which have an access time much shorter than that of a main memory, a register designating address part in which the assignment of an area register having a register address of a register area as its value and the assignment of a register displacement value expressing a relative register address within the register area are combined is provided in each instruction so that, even when physical registers are increased, save and restore of registers attendant upon task switches, etc. may be lessened to attain a raised speed of program run processing.Besides, an address part for designating the main memory is provided in the same instruction.