Patents by Inventor Per Hedelin
Per Hedelin 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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Publication number: 20200273476Abstract: The present invention relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR). A system and a method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank providing a plurality of analysis subband signals of the low frequency component of the signal. It also comprises a non-linear processing unit to generate a synthesis subband signal with a synthesis frequency by modifying the phase of a first and a second of the plurality of analysis subband signals and by combining the phase-modified analysis subband signals. Finally, it comprises a synthesis filter bank for generating the high frequency component of the signal from the synthesis subband signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Dolby International ABInventors: Lars VILLEMOES, Per HEDELIN
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Patent number: 10679639Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a companding method and system for reducing coding noise in an audio codec. A compression process reduces an original dynamic range of an initial audio signal through a compression process that divides the initial audio signal into a plurality of segments using a defined window shape, calculates a wideband gain in the frequency domain using a non-energy based average of frequency domain samples of the initial audio signal, and applies individual gain values to amplify segments of relatively low intensity and attenuate segments of relatively high intensity. The compressed audio signal is then expanded back to the substantially the original dynamic range that applies inverse gain values to amplify segments of relatively high intensity and attenuating segments of relatively low intensity. A QMF filterbank is used to analyze the initial audio signal to obtain a frequency domain representation.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Per Hedelin, Arijit Biswas, Michael Schug, Vinay Melkote
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Patent number: 10657937Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR), and to digital effect processors, e.g. so-called exciters, where generation of harmonic distortion adds brightness to the processed signal. In particular, a system configured to generate a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system may comprise an analysis filter bank (501) configured to provide a set of analysis subband signals from the low frequency component of the signal; wherein the set of analysis subband signals comprises at least two analysis subband signals; wherein the analysis filter bank (501) has a frequency resolution of ?f.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Per Ekstrand, Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin
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Publication number: 20200126574Abstract: The present document relates an audio encoding and decoding system (referred to as an audio codec system). In particular, the present document relates to a audio codec system which is particularly well suited for voice encoding/decoding. A transform-based speech encoder is configured to encode a speech signal into a bitstream is described. A speech decoder configured to decode audio signals from a bitstream is further described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Lars VILLEMOES, Janusz KLEJSA, Per HEDELIN
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Patent number: 10586550Abstract: The present invention relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR). A system and a method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank providing a plurality of analysis subband signals of the low frequency component of the signal. It also comprises a non-linear processing unit to generate a synthesis subband signal with a synthesis frequency by modifying the phase of a first and a second of the plurality of analysis subband signals and by combining the phase-modified analysis subband signals. Finally, it comprises a synthesis filter bank for generating the high frequency component of the signal from the synthesis subband signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin
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Patent number: 10515647Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for audio processing adapted to voice encoding/decoding are disclosed. In some implementations, a system is adapted to determine prediction coefficients based on coefficient data included within a bitstream to determine quantized prediction coefficients, the coefficient data including one or more model parameters indicating at least one attribute of a signal model. The system inversely quantizes the quantized prediction coefficients to determine dequantized prediction coefficients. The system then determines multiple spectral energy values for multiple corresponding frequency bands based on the dequantized prediction coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Lars Villemoes, Janusz Klejsa, Per Hedelin
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Publication number: 20190325890Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a companding method and system for reducing coding noise in an audio codec. A compression process reduces an original dynamic range of an initial audio signal through a compression process that divides the initial audio signal into a plurality of segments using a defined window shape, calculates a wideband gain in the frequency domain using a non-energy based average of frequency domain samples of the initial audio signal, and applies individual gain values to amplify segments of relatively low intensity and attenuate segments of relatively high intensity. The compressed audio signal is then expanded back to the substantially the original dynamic range that applies inverse gain values to amplify segments of relatively high intensity and attenuating segments of relatively low intensity. A QMF filterbank is used to analyze the initial audio signal to obtain a frequency domain representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicants: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB, DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Per Hedelin, Arijit Biswas, Michael Schug, Vinay Melkote
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Patent number: 10373627Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a companding method and system for reducing coding noise in an audio codec. A compression process reduces an original dynamic range of an initial audio signal through a compression process that divides the initial audio signal into a plurality of segments using a defined window shape, calculates a wideband gain in the frequency domain using a non-energy based average of frequency domain samples of the initial audio signal, and applies individual gain values to amplify segments of relatively low intensity and attenuate segments of relatively high intensity. The compressed audio signal is then expanded back to the substantially the original dynamic range that applies inverse gain values to amplify segments of relatively high intensity and attenuating segments of relatively low intensity. A QMF filterbank is used to analyze the initial audio signal to obtain a frequency domain representation.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Per Hedelin, Arijit Biswas, Michael Schug, Vinay Melkote
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Publication number: 20190237052Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR), and to digital effect processors, e.g. so-called exciters, where generation of harmonic distortion adds brightness to the processed signal. In particular, a system configured to generate a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system may comprise an analysis filter bank (501) configured to provide a set of analysis subband signals from the low frequency component of the signal; wherein the set of analysis subband signals comprises at least two analysis subband signals; wherein the analysis filter bank (501) has a frequency resolution of ?f.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Dolby International ABInventors: Per Ekstrand, Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin
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Patent number: 10311884Abstract: The present document relates an audio encoding and decoding system (referred to as an audio codec system). In particular, the present document relates to a transform-based audio codec system which is particularly well suited for voice encoding/decoding. A quantization unit configured to quantize a first coefficient of a block of coefficients is described. The block of coefficients comprises a plurality of coefficients for a plurality of corresponding frequency bins. The quantization unit is configured to provide a set of quantizers. The set of quantizers comprises a plurality of different quantizers associated with a plurality of different signal-to-noise ratios, referred to as SNR, respectively. The plurality of different quantizers includes a noise-filling quantizer; one or more dithered quantizers; and one or more un-dithered quantizers.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Janusz Klejsa, Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin
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Patent number: 10304431Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR), and to digital effect processors, e.g. so-called exciters, where generation of harmonic distortion adds brightness to the processed signal. In particular, a system configured to generate a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system may comprise an analysis filter bank (501) configured to provide a set of analysis subband signals from the low frequency component of the signal; wherein the set of analysis subband signals comprises at least two analysis subband signals; wherein the analysis filter bank (501) has a frequency resolution of ?f.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Per Ekstrand, Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin
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Publication number: 20190115038Abstract: The present invention relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR). A system and a method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank providing a plurality of analysis subband signals of the low frequency component of the signal. It also comprises a non-linear processing unit to generate a synthesis subband signal with a synthesis frequency by modifying the phase of a first and a second of the plurality of analysis subband signals and by combining the phase-modified analysis subband signals. Finally, it comprises a synthesis filter bank for generating the high frequency component of the signal from the synthesis subband signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Dolby International ABInventors: Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin
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Patent number: 10217476Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a companding method and system for reducing coding noise in an audio codec. A compression process reduces an original dynamic range of an initial audio signal through a compression process that divides the initial audio signal into a plurality of segments using a defined window shape, calculates a wideband gain in the frequency domain using a non-energy based average of frequency domain samples of the initial audio signal, and applies individual gain values to amplify segments of relatively low intensity and attenuate segments of relatively high intensity. The compressed audio signal is then expanded back to the substantially the original dynamic range that applies inverse gain values to amplify segments of relatively high intensity and attenuating segments of relatively low intensity. A QMF filterbank is used to analyze the initial audio signal to obtain a frequency domain representation.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Per Hedelin, Arijit Biswas, Michael Schug, Vinay Melkote
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Patent number: 10192565Abstract: The present invention relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR). A system and a method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank providing a plurality of analysis subband signals of the low frequency component of the signal. It also comprises a non-linear processing unit to generate a synthesis subband signal with a synthesis frequency by modifying the phase of a first and a second of the plurality of analysis subband signals and by combining the phase-modified analysis subband signals. Finally, it comprises a synthesis filter bank for generating the high frequency component of the signal from the synthesis subband signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin
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Publication number: 20180322886Abstract: The present document relates an audio encoding and decoding system (referred to as an audio codec system). In particular, the present document relates to a audio codec system which is particularly well suited for voice encoding/decoding. A transform-based speech encoder is configured to encode a speech signal into a bitstream is described. A speech decoder configured to decode audio signals from a bitstream is further described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Lars VILLEMOES, Janusz KLEJSA, Per HEDELIN
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Patent number: 10043528Abstract: The present document relates an audio encoding and decoding system (referred to as an audio codec system). In particular, the present document relates to a transform-based audio codec system which is particularly well suited for voice encoding/decoding. A transform-based speech encoder (100, 170) configured to encode a speech signal into a bitstream is described. The encoder (100, 170) comprises a framing unit (101) configured to receive a set (132, 332) of blocks; wherein the set (132, 332) of blocks comprises a plurality of sequential blocks (131) of transform coefficients; wherein the plurality of blocks (131) is indicative of samples of the speech signal; wherein a block (131) of transform coefficients comprises a plurality of transform coefficients for a corresponding plurality of frequency bins (301).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Lars Villemoes, Janusz Klejsa, Per Hedelin
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Publication number: 20180211677Abstract: The present document relates an audio encoding and decoding system (referred to as an audio codec system). In particular, the present document relates to a transform-based audio codec system which is particularly well suited for voice encoding/decoding. A quantization unit configured to quantize a first coefficient of a block of coefficients is described. The block of coefficients comprises a plurality of coefficients for a plurality of corresponding frequency bins. The quantization unit is configured to provide a set of quantizers. The set of quantizers comprises a plurality of different quantizers associated with a plurality of different signal-to-noise ratios, referred to as SNR, respectively. The plurality of different quantizers includes a noise-filling quantizer; one or more dithered quantizers; and one or more un-dithered quantizers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Janusz KLEJSA, Lars VILLEMOES, Per HEDELIN
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Publication number: 20180197562Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a companding method and system for reducing coding noise in an audio codec. A compression process reduces an original dynamic range of an initial audio signal through a compression process that divides the initial audio signal into a plurality of segments using a defined window shape, calculates a wideband gain in the frequency domain using a non-energy based average of frequency domain samples of the initial audio signal, and applies individual gain values to amplify segments of relatively low intensity and attenuate segments of relatively high intensity. The compressed audio signal is then expanded back to the substantially the original dynamic range that applies inverse gain values to amplify segments of relatively high intensity and attenuating segments of relatively low intensity. A QMF filterbank is used to analyze the initial audio signal to obtain a frequency domain representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicants: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB, DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Per Hedelin, Arijit Biswas, Michael Schug, Vinay Melkote
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Publication number: 20180197561Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a companding method and system for reducing coding noise in an audio codec. A compression process reduces an original dynamic range of an initial audio signal through a compression process that divides the initial audio signal into a plurality of segments using a defined window shape, calculates a wideband gain in the frequency domain using a non-energy based average of frequency domain samples of the initial audio signal, and applies individual gain values to amplify segments of relatively low intensity and attenuate segments of relatively high intensity. The compressed audio signal is then expanded back to the substantially the original dynamic range that applies inverse gain values to amplify segments of relatively high intensity and attenuating segments of relatively low intensity. A QMF filterbank is used to analyze the initial audio signal to obtain a frequency domain representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicants: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB, DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Per Hedelin, Arijit Biswas, Michael Schug, Vinay Melkote
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Publication number: 20180114514Abstract: The present document relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR), and to digital effect processors, e.g. so-called exciters, where generation of harmonic distortion adds brightness to the processed signal. In particular, a system configured to generate a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system may comprise an analysis filter bank (501) configured to provide a set of analysis subband signals from the low frequency component of the signal; wherein the set of analysis subband signals comprises at least two analysis subband signals; wherein the analysis filter bank (501) has a frequency resolution of ?f.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Dolby International ABInventors: Per Ekstrand, Lars Villemoes, Per Hedelin