Patents by Inventor Manfred Lutzky
Manfred Lutzky 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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Patent number: 12165662Abstract: A downscaled version of an audio decoding procedure may more effectively and/or at improved compliance maintenance be achieved if the synthesis window used for downscaled audio decoding is a downsampled version of a reference synthesis window involved in the non-downscaled audio decoding procedure by downsampling by the downsampling factor by which the downsampled sampling rate and the original sampling rate deviate, and downsampled using a segmental interpolation in segments of ¼ of the frame length.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Eleni Fotopoulou, Konstantin Schmidt, Conrad Benndorf, Adrian Tomasek, Tobias Albert, Timon Seidl
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Patent number: 12159638Abstract: A downscaled version of an audio decoding procedure may more effectively and/or at improved compliance maintenance be achieved if the synthesis window used for downscaled audio decoding is a downsampled version of a reference synthesis window involved in the non-downscaled audio decoding procedure by downsampling by the downsampling factor by which the downsampled sampling rate and the original sampling rate deviate, and downsampled using a segmental interpolation in segments of ¼ of the frame length.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Eleni Fotopoulou, Konstantin Schmidt, Conrad Benndorf, Adrian Tomasek, Tobias Albert, Timon Seidl
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Patent number: 12154580Abstract: A downscaled version of an audio decoding procedure may more effectively and/or at improved compliance maintenance be achieved if the synthesis window used for downscaled audio decoding is a downsampled version of a reference synthesis window involved in the non-downscaled audio decoding procedure by downsampling by the downsampling factor by which the downsampled sampling rate and the original sampling rate deviate, and downsampled using a segmental interpolation in segments of ¼ of the frame length.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Eleni Fotopoulou, Konstantin Schmidt, Conrad Benndorf, Adrian Tomasek, Tobias Albert, Timon Seidl
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Patent number: 12154579Abstract: A downscaled version of an audio decoding procedure may more effectively and/or at improved compliance maintenance be achieved if the synthesis window used for downscaled audio decoding is a downsampled version of a reference synthesis window involved in the non-downscaled audio decoding procedure by downsampling by the downsampling factor by which the downsampled sampling rate and the original sampling rate deviate, and downsampled using a segmental interpolation in segments of 1/4 of the frame length.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Eleni Fotopoulou, Konstantin Schmidt, Conrad Benndorf, Adrian Tomasek, Tobias Albert, Timon Seidl
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Patent number: 12080304Abstract: An audio transmitter processor for generating an error protected frame using encoded audio data of an audio frame, the encoded audio data for the audio frame having a first amount of information units and a second amount of information units, has: a frame builder for building a codeword frame having a codeword raster, wherein the frame builder is configured to determine a border between a first amount of information units and a second amount of information units so that a starting information unit of the second amount of information units coincides with a codeword border; and an error protection coder to obtain a plurality of processed codewords representing the error protected frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Adrian Tomasek, Ralph Sperschneider, Jan Büthe, Alexander Tschekalinskij, Manfred Lutzky
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Patent number: 12057133Abstract: A channel encoder for encoding a frame includes a multi-mode redundancy encoder for redundancy encoding the frame in accordance with a certain coding mode from a set of different coding modes, wherein the coding modes are different from each other with respect to an amount of redundancy added to the frame, wherein the multi-mode redundancy encoder is configured to output a coded frame including at least one code word; and a colorator for applying a coloration sequence to the at least one code word; wherein the coloration sequence is such that at least one bit of the code word is changed by the application of the at least one of coloration sequence, wherein the specific coloration sequence is selected in accordance with the certain coding mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Jan Buethe, Conrad Benndorf, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Schnell, Maximilian Schlegel
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Patent number: 12033646Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus for performing modified cosine transformation (MDCT) with an analysis/synthesis windowing function, using an analysis windowing function having a meandering portion which passes a linear function in correspondence of at least four points.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Alexander Tschekalinskij, Ralf Geiger
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Patent number: 12009002Abstract: An audio transmitter processor for generating an error protected frame using encoded audio data of an audio frame, the encoded audio data for the audio frame having a first amount of information units and a second amount of information units, has: a frame builder for building a codeword frame having a codeword raster, wherein the frame builder is configured to determine a border between a first amount of information units and a second amount of information units so that a starting information unit of the second amount of information units coincides with a codeword border; and an error protection coder to obtain a plurality of processed codewords representing the error protected frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Adrian Tomasek, Ralph Sperschneider, Jan Büthe, Alexander Tschekalinskij, Manfred Lutzky
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Patent number: 11875806Abstract: A channel encoder for encoding a frame includes a multi-mode redundancy encoder for redundancy encoding the frame in accordance with a certain coding mode from a set of different coding modes, wherein the coding modes are different from each other with respect to an amount of redundancy added to the frame, wherein the multi-mode redundancy encoder is configured to output a coded frame including at least one code word; and a colorator for applying a coloration sequence to the at least one code word; wherein the coloration sequence is such that at least one bit of the code word is changed by the application of the at least one of coloration sequence, wherein the specific coloration sequence is selected in accordance with the certain coding mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Jan Buethe, Conrad Benndorf, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Schnell, Maximilian Schlegel
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Publication number: 20240005931Abstract: A downscaled version of an audio decoding procedure may more effectively and/or at improved compliance maintenance be achieved if the synthesis window used for downscaled audio decoding is a downsampled version of a reference synthesis window involved in the non-downscaled audio decoding procedure by downsampling by the downsampling factor by which the downsampled sampling rate and the original sampling rate deviate, and downsampled using a segmental interpolation in segments of ¼ of the frame length.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Markus SCHNELL, Manfred LUTZKY, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Konstantin SCHMIDT, Conrad BENNDORF, Adrian TOMASEK, Tobias ALBERT, Timon SEIDL
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Patent number: RE49999Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50009Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50015Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50054Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50132Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50144Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50157Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50158Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50159Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill
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Patent number: RE50194Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for generating audio subband values in audio subband channels includes an analysis windower for windowing a frame of time-domain audio input samples being in a time sequence extending from an early sample to a later sample using an analysis window function including a sequence of window coefficients to obtain windowed samples. The analysis window function includes a first number of window coefficients derived from a larger window function including a sequence of a larger second number of window coefficients, wherein the window coefficients of the window function are derived by an interpolation of window coefficients of the larger window function. The apparatus further includes a calculator for calculating the audio subband values using the windowed samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Markus Schnell, Manfred Lutzky, Markus Lohwasser, Markus Schmidt, Marc Gayer, Michael Mellar, Bernd Edler, Markus Multrus, Gerald Schuller, Ralf Geiger, Bernhard Grill