Patents by Inventor Pallavi MABEN

Pallavi MABEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240112685
    Abstract: In multichannel audio coding, improved computational efficiency is achieved by computing comparison parameters for ITD compensation between any two channels in the frequency domain for a parametric audio encoder. This may mitigate negative effects on encoder parameter estimates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jan BÜTHE, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Srikanth KORSE, Pallavi MABEN, Markus MULTRUS, Franz REUTELHUBER
  • Patent number: 11948590
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a processed audio signal representation on the basis of input audio signal representation configured to apply an un-windowing, in order to provide the processed audio signal representation on the basis of the input audio signal representation. The apparatus is configured to adapt the un-windowing in dependence on one or more signal characteristics and/or in dependence on one or more processing parameters used for a provision of the input audio signal representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Pallavi Maben, Emmanuel Ravelli, Guillaume Fuchs, Eleni Fotopoulou, Markus Multrus
  • Publication number: 20240013794
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a processed audio signal representation on the basis of input audio signal representation configured to apply an un-windowing, in order to provide the processed audio signal representation on the basis of the input audio signal representation. The apparatus is configured to adapt the un-windowing in dependence on one or more signal characteristics and/or in dependence on one or more processing parameters used for a provision of the input audio signal representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan BAYER, Pallavi MABEN, Emmanuel RAVELLI, Guillaume FUCHS, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Markus MULTRUS
  • Patent number: 11804229
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a processed audio signal representation on the basis of input audio signal representation configured to apply an un-windowing, in order to provide the processed audio signal representation on the basis of the input audio signal representation. The apparatus is configured to adapt the un-windowing in dependence on one or more signal characteristics and/or in dependence on one or more processing parameters used for a provision of the input audio signal representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Pallavi Maben, Emmanuel Ravelli, Guillaume Fuchs, Eleni Fotopoulou, Markus Multrus
  • Publication number: 20230169985
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating an inter-channel time difference between a first channel signal and a second channel signal, includes a signal analyzer for estimating a signal characteristic of the first channel signal or the second channel signal or both signals or a signal derived from the first channel signal or the second channel signal; a calculator for calculating a cross-correlation spectrum for a time block from the first channel signal in the time block and the second channel signal in the time block; a weighter for weighting a smoothed or non-smoothed cross-correlation spectrum to obtain a weighted cross correlation spectrum using a first weighting procedure or using a second weighting procedure depending on a signal characteristic estimated by the signal analyzer, wherein the first weighting procedure is different from the second weighting procedure; and a processor for processing the weighted cross-correlation spectrum to obtain the inter-channel time difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Jan BÜTHE, Emmanuel RAVELLI, Pallavi MABEN, Martin DIETZ, Franz REUTELHUBER, Stefan DÖHLA, Srikanth KORSE
  • Patent number: 11594231
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating an inter-channel time difference between a first channel signal and a second channel signal, includes a signal analyzer for estimating a signal characteristic of the first channel signal or the second channel signal or both signals or a signal derived from the first channel signal or the second channel signal; a calculator for calculating a cross-correlation spectrum for a time block from the first channel signal in the time block and the second channel signal in the time block; a weighter for weighting a smoothed or non-smoothed cross-correlation spectrum to obtain a weighted cross correlation spectrum using a first weighting procedure or using a second weighting procedure depending on a signal characteristic estimated by the signal analyzer, wherein the first weighting procedure is different from the second weighting procedure; and a processor for processing the weighted cross-correlation spectrum to obtain the inter-channel time difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Eleni Fotopoulou, Jan Büthe, Emmanuel Ravelli, Pallavi Maben, Martin Dietz, Franz Reutelhuber, Stefan Döhla, Srikanth Korse
  • Publication number: 20210375293
    Abstract: A downmixer for downmixing a multi-channel signal having at least two channels, includes: a weighting value estimator for estimating band-wise weighting values for the at least two channels; a spectral weighter for weighting spectral domain representations of the at least two channels using the band-wise weighting values; a converter for converting weighted spectral domain representations of the at least two channels into time representations of the at least two channels; and a mixer for mixing the time representations of the at least two channels to obtain a downmix signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Franz REUTELHUBER, Bernd EDLER, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Markus MULTRUS, Pallavi MABEN, Sascha DISCH
  • Publication number: 20210256982
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a processed audio signal representation on the basis of input audio signal representation configured to apply an un-windowing, in order to provide the processed audio signal representation on the basis of the input audio signal representation. The apparatus is configured to adapt the un-windowing in dependence on one or more signal characteristics and/or in dependence on one or more processing parameters used for a provision of the input audio signal representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan BAYER, Pallavi MABEN, Emmanuel RAVELLI, Guillaume FUCHS, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Markus MULTRUS
  • Publication number: 20210256984
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a processed audio signal representation on the basis of input audio signal representation configured to apply an un-windowing, in order to provide the processed audio signal representation on the basis of the input audio signal representation. The apparatus is configured to adapt the un-windowing in dependence on one or more signal characteristics and/or in dependence on one or more processing parameters used for a provision of the input audio signal representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan BAYER, Pallavi MABEN, Emmanuel RAVELLI, Guillaume FUCHS, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Markus MULTRUS
  • Publication number: 20210256983
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a processed audio signal representation on the basis of input audio signal representation configured to apply an un-windowing, in order to provide the processed audio signal representation on the basis of the input audio signal representation. The apparatus is configured to adapt the un-windowing in dependence on one or more signal characteristics and/or in dependence on one or more processing parameters used for a provision of the input audio signal representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Pallavi Maben, Emmanuel Ravelli, Guillaume Fuchs, Eleni Fotopoulou, Markus Multrus
  • Publication number: 20210104249
    Abstract: A multisignal encoder for encoding at least three audio signals, including: a signal preprocessor for individually preprocessing each audio signal to obtain at least three preprocessed audio signals, wherein the preprocessing is performed so that a preprocessed audio signal is whitened with respect to the signal before preprocessing; an adaptive joint signal processor for performing a processing of the at least three preprocessed audio signals to obtain at least three jointly processed signals or at least two jointly processed signals and an unprocessed signal; a signal encoder for encoding each signal to obtain one or more encoded signals; and an output interface for transmitting or storing an encoded multisignal audio signal including the one or more encoded signals, side information relating to the preprocessing and side information relating to the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Markus Multrus, Sascha Dick, Goran Markovic, Pallavi Maben, Srikanth Korse, Stefan Bayer, Sascha Disch, Jürgen Herre
  • Publication number: 20210098007
    Abstract: In multichannel audio coding, improved computational efficiency is achieved by computing comparison parameters for ITD compensation between any two channels in the frequency domain for a parametric audio encoder. This may mitigate negative effects on encoder parameter estimates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jan BÜTHE, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Srikanth KORSE, Pallavi MABEN, Markus MULTRUS, Franz REUTELHUBER
  • Publication number: 20210012784
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating an inter-channel time difference between a first channel signal and a second channel signal, includes a signal analyzer for estimating a signal characteristic of the first channel signal or the second channel signal or both signals or a signal derived from the first channel signal or the second channel signal; a calculator for calculating a cross-correlation spectrum for a time block from the first channel signal in the time block and the second channel signal in the time block; a weighter for weighting a smoothed or non-smoothed cross-correlation spectrum to obtain a weighted cross correlation spectrum using a first weighting procedure or using a second weighting procedure depending on a signal characteristic estimated by the signal analyzer, wherein the first weighting procedure is different from the second weighting procedure; and a processor for processing the weighted cross-correlation spectrum to obtain the inter-channel time difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Jan BÜTHE, Emmanuel RAVELLI, Pallavi MABEN, Martin DIETZ, Franz REUTELHUBER, Stefan DÖHLA, Srikanth KORSE