Patents by Inventor Richard FÜG
Richard FÜG 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: 20240428812Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using a filtering. Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using different noise filling methods. Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using a tilt.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Richard FÜG, Goran MARKOVIC, Markus MULTRUS, Franz REUTELHUBER
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Publication number: 20240420711Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using a filtering. Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using different noise filling methods. Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using a tilt.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Richard FÜG, Goran MARKOVIC, Markus MULTRUS, Franz REUTELHUBER
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Publication number: 20240420710Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using a filtering. Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using different noise filling methods. Embodiments according to the invention are related to methods and apparatuses for spectrotemporally improved spectral gap filling in audio coding using a tilt.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Eleni FOTOPOULOU, Richard FÜG, Goran MARKOVIC, Markus MULTRUS, Franz REUTELHUBER
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Publication number: 20240249732Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Sascha DICK, Florian SCHUH, Nikolaus RETTELBACH, Tobias SCHWEGLER, Richard FUEG, Johannes HILPERT, Matthias NEUSINGER
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Patent number: 11955131Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Sascha Dick, Florian Schuh, Nikolaus Rettelbach, Tobias Schwegler, Richard Fueg, Johannes Hilpert, Matthias Neusinger
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Publication number: 20230377586Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an encoded multichannel signal of a current frame to obtain three or more current audio output channels is provided. A multichannel processor is adapted to select two decoded channels from three or more decoded channels depending on first multichannel parameters. Moreover, the multichannel processor is adapted to generate a first group of two or more processed channels based on the selected channels. A noise filling module is adapted to identify for at least one of the selected channels, one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, and to generate a mixing channel using, depending on side information, a proper subset of three or more previous audio output channels that have been decoded, and to fill the spectral lines of frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, with noise generated using spectral lines of the mixing channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Sascha DICK, Christian HELMRICH, Nikolaus RETTELBACH, Florian SCHUH, Richard FUEG, Frederik NAGEL
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Patent number: 11727944Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an encoded multichannel signal of a current frame to obtain three or more current audio output channels is provided. A multichannel processor is adapted to select two decoded channels from three or more decoded channels depending on first multichannel parameters. Moreover, the multichannel processor is adapted to generate a first group of two or more processed channels based on the selected channels. A noise filling module is adapted to identify for at least one of the selected channels, one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, and to generate a mixing channel using, depending on side information, a proper subset of three or more previous audio output channels that have been decoded, and to fill the spectral lines of frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, with noise generated using spectral lines of the mixing channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Sascha Dick, Christian Helmrich, Nikolaus Rettelbach, Florian Schuh, Richard Fueg, Frederik Nagel
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Publication number: 20230134993Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Sascha DICK, Florian SCHUH, Nikolaus RETTELBACH, Tobias SCHWEGLER, Richard FUEG, Johannes HILPERT, Matthias NEUSINGER
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Patent number: 11508384Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Sascha Dick, Florian Schuh, Nikolaus Rettelbach, Tobias Schwegler, Richard Fueg, Johannes Hilpert, Matthias Neusinger
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Publication number: 20210012783Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Sascha DICK, Florian SCHUH, Nikolaus RETTELBACH, Tobias SCHWEGLER, Richard FUEG, Johannes HILPERT, Matthias NEUSINGER
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Publication number: 20200357418Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an encoded multichannel signal of a current frame to obtain three or more current audio output channels is provided. A multichannel processor is adapted to select two decoded channels from three or more decoded channels depending on first multichannel parameters. Moreover, the multichannel processor is adapted to generate a first group of two or more processed channels based on the selected channels. A noise filling module is adapted to identify for at least one of the selected channels, one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, and to generate a mixing channel using, depending on side information, a proper subset of three or more previous audio output channels that have been decoded, and to fill the spectral lines of frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, with noise generated using spectral lines of the mixing channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Sascha DICK, Christian HELMRICH, Nikolaus RETTELBACH, Florian SCHUH, Richard FUEG, Frederik NAGEL
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Patent number: 10770051Abstract: An apparatus for analysing a magnitude spectrogram of an audio signal is provided. The apparatus includes a frequency change determiner being configured to determine a change of a frequency for each time-frequency bin of a plurality of time-frequency bins of the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal depending on the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal. Moreover, the apparatus includes a classifier being configured to assign each time-frequency bin of the plurality of time-frequency bins to a signal component group of two or more signal component groups depending on the change of the frequency determined for the time-frequency bin.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Andreas Niedermeier, Richard Füg, Sascha Disch, Meinard Müller, Jonathan Driedger
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Patent number: 10762909Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Sascha Dick, Florian Schuh, Nikolaus Rettelbach, Tobias Schwegler, Richard Fueg, Johannes Hilpert, Matthias Neusinger
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Patent number: 10733999Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an encoded multichannel signal of a current frame to obtain three or more current audio output channels is provided. A multichannel processor is adapted to select two decoded channels from three or more decoded channels depending on first multichannel parameters. Moreover, the multichannel processor is adapted to generate a first group of two or more processed channels based on the selected channels. A noise filling module is adapted to identify for at least one of the selected channels, one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, and to generate a mixing channel using, depending on side information, a proper subset of three or more previous audio output channels that have been decoded, and to fill the spectral lines of frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, with noise generated using spectral lines of the mixing channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Sascha Dick, Christian Helmrich, Nikolaus Rettelbach, Florian Schuh, Richard Fueg, Frederik Nagel
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Patent number: 10607630Abstract: An apparatus for phase reconstruction from a magnitude spectrogram of an audio signal is provided. The apparatus includes a frequency change determiner being configured to determine a change of a frequency for each time-frequency bin of a plurality of time-frequency bins of the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal depending on the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal, and a phase reconstructor being configured to generate phase values for the plurality of time-frequency bins depending on the changes of the frequencies determined for the plurality of the time-frequency bins.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DERInventors: Andreas Niedermeier, Richard Füg, Sascha Disch
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Publication number: 20190333524Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Sascha DICK, Florian SCHUH, Nikolaus RETTELBACH, Tobias SCHWEGLER, Richard FUEG, Johannes HILPERT, Matthias NEUSINGER
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Patent number: 10388289Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least three channels includes an iteration processor, a channel encoder and an output interface. The iteration processor is configured to calculate inter-channel correlation values between each pair of the at least three channels, for selecting a pair including a highest value or including a value above a threshold, and for processing the selected pair using a multi-channel processing operation to derive first multi-channel parameters for the selected pair and to derive first processed channels. The iteration processor is configured to perform the calculating, the selecting and the processing using at least one of the processed channels to derive second multi-channel parameters and second processed channels. The channel encoder is configured to encode channels resulting from an iteration processing to obtain encoded channels.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Sascha Dick, Florian Schuh, Nikolaus Rettelbach, Tobias Schwegler, Richard Fueg, Johannes Hilpert, Matthias Neusinger
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Publication number: 20190019529Abstract: An apparatus for phase reconstruction from a magnitude spectrogram of an audio signal is provided. The apparatus includes a frequency change determiner being configured to determine a change of a frequency for each time-frequency bin of a plurality of time-frequency bins of the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal depending on the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal, and a phase reconstructor being configured to generate phase values for the plurality of time-frequency bins depending on the changes of the frequencies determined for the plurality of the time-frequency bins.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Andreas NIEDERMEIER, Richard FÜG, Sascha DISCH
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Publication number: 20190012999Abstract: An apparatus for analysing a magnitude spectrogram of an audio signal is provided. The apparatus includes a frequency change determiner being configured to determine a change of a frequency for each time-frequency bin of a plurality of time-frequency bins of the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal depending on the magnitude spectrogram of the audio signal. Moreover, the apparatus includes a classifier being configured to assign each time-frequency bin of the plurality of time-frequency bins to a signal component group of two or more signal component groups depending on the change of the frequency determined for the time-frequency bin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Andreas NIEDERMEIER, Richard FÜG, Sascha DISCH, Meinard MÜLLER, Jonathan DRIEDGER
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Publication number: 20190005969Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an encoded multichannel signal of a current frame to obtain three or more current audio output channels is provided. A multichannel processor is adapted to select two decoded channels from three or more decoded channels depending on first multichannel parameters. Moreover, the multichannel processor is adapted to generate a first group of two or more processed channels based on the selected channels. A noise filling module is adapted to identify for at least one of the selected channels, one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, and to generate a mixing channel using, depending on side information, a proper subset of three or more previous audio output channels that have been decoded, and to fill the spectral lines of frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, with noise generated using spectral lines of the mixing channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Sascha Dick, Christian Helmrich, Nikolaus Rettelbach, Florian Schuh, Richard Fueg, Frederik Nagel