Patents by Inventor Stefan REUSCHL

Stefan REUSCHL 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: 20230282221
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an encoded signal includes: a window sequence controller for generating a window sequence information for windowing an audio or image signal, the window sequence information indicating a first window for generating a first frame of spectral values, a second window function and at least one third window function for generating a second frame of spectral values, wherein the first window function, the second window function and the one or more third window functions overlap within a multi-overlap region; a preprocessor for windowing a second block of samples corresponding to the second window function and the at least one third window functions using an auxiliary window function to acquire a second block of windowed samples, a spectrum converter for applying an aliasing-introducing transform; and a processor for processing the first frame and the second frame to acquire encoded frames of the audio or image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Jérémie LECOMTE, Goran MARKOVIC, Markus SCHNELL, Bernd EDLER, Stefan REUSCHL
  • Patent number: 11682408
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an encoded signal includes: a window sequence controller for generating a window sequence information for windowing an audio or image signal, the window sequence information indicating a first window for generating a first frame of spectral values, a second window function and at least one third window function for generating a second frame of spectral values, wherein the first window function, the second window function and the one or more third window functions overlap within a multi-overlap region; a preprocessor for windowing a second block of samples corresponding to the second window function and the at least one third window functions using an auxiliary window function to acquire a second block of windowed samples, a spectrum converter for applying an aliasing-introducing transform; and a processor for processing the first frame and the second frame to acquire encoded frames of the audio or image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Helmrich, Jérémie Lecomte, Goran Markovic, Markus Schnell, Bernd Edler, Stefan Reuschl
  • Patent number: 11621008
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding an audio or image signal, includes: a controllable windower for windowing the audio or image signal to provide the sequence of blocks of windowed samples; a converter for converting the sequence of blocks of windowed samples into a spectral representation including a sequence of frames of spectral values; a transient location detector for identifying a location of a transient within a transient look-ahead region of a frame; and a controller for controlling the controllable windower to apply a specific window having a specified overlap length to the audio or image signal in response to an identified location of the transient, wherein the controller is configured to select the specific window from a group of at least three windows, wherein the specific window is selected based on the transient location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Helmrich, Jérémie Lecomte, Goran Markovic, Markus Schnell, Bernd Edler, Stefan Reuschl
  • Patent number: 11580997
    Abstract: A jitter buffer control for controlling a provision of a decoded audio content on the basis of an input audio content is configured to select a frame-based time scaling or a sample-based time scaling in a signal-adaptive manner. An audio decoder uses such a jitter buffer control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Reuschl, Stefan Doehla, Jérémie Lecomte, Manuel Jander
  • Publication number: 20220208201
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding audio information is provided. The apparatus for encoding audio information includes a selector for selecting a comfort noise generation mode from two or more comfort noise generation modes depending on a background noise characteristic of an audio input signal, and an encoding unit for encoding the audio information, wherein the audio information includes mode information indicating the selected comfort noise generation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Emmanuel Ravelli, Martin Dietz, Wolfgang Jaegers, Christian Neukam, Stefan Reuschl
  • Patent number: 11250864
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding audio information is provided. The apparatus for encoding audio information includes a selector for selecting a comfort noise generation mode from two or more comfort noise generation modes depending on a background noise characteristic of an audio input signal, and an encoding unit for encoding the audio information, wherein the audio information includes mode information indicating the selected comfort noise generation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Ravelli, Martin Dietz, Wolfgang Jaegers, Christian Neukam, Stefan Reuschl
  • Publication number: 20210233553
    Abstract: A time scaler for providing a time scaled version of an input audio signal is configured to compute or estimate a quality of a time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by a time scaling of the input audio signal. The time scaler is configured to perform the time scaling of the input audio signal in dependence on the computation or estimation of the quality of the time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by the time scaling. An audio decoder has such a time scaler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan REUSCHL, Stefan DOEHLA, Jérémie LECOMTE, Manuel JANDER, Nikolaus FAERBER
  • Patent number: 10984817
    Abstract: A time scaler for providing a time scaled version of an input audio signal is configured to compute or estimate a quality of a time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by a time scaling of the input audio signal. The time scaler is configured to perform the time scaling of the input audio signal in dependence on the computation or estimation of the quality of the time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by the time scaling. An audio decoder has such a time scaler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Reuschl, Stefan Doehla, Jérémie Lecomte, Manuel Jander, Nikolaus Faerber
  • Publication number: 20210065725
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an encoded signal includes: a window sequence controller for generating a window sequence information for windowing an audio or image signal, the window sequence information indicating a first window for generating a first frame of spectral values, a second window function and at least one third window function for generating a second frame of spectral values, wherein the first window function, the second window function and the one or more third window functions overlap within a multi-overlap region; a preprocessor for windowing a second block of samples corresponding to the second window function and the at least one third window functions using an auxiliary window function to acquire a second block of windowed samples, a spectrum converter for applying an aliasing-introducing transform; and a processor for processing the first frame and the second frame to acquire encoded frames of the audio or image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Jérémie LECOMTE, Goran MARKOVIC, Markus SCHNELL, Bernd EDLER, Stefan REUSCHL
  • Patent number: 10832694
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an encoded signal includes: a window sequence controller for generating a window sequence information for windowing an audio or image signal, the window sequence information indicating a first window for generating a first frame of spectral values, a second window function and at least one third window function for generating a second frame of spectral values, wherein the first window function, the second window function and the one or more third window functions overlap within a multi-overlap region; a preprocessor for windowing a second block of samples corresponding to the second window function and the at least one third window functions using an auxiliary window function to acquire a second block of windowed samples, a spectrum converter for applying an aliasing-introducing transform; and a processor for processing the first frame and the second frame to acquire encoded frames of the audio or image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Helmrich, Jérémie Lecomte, Goran Markovic, Markus Schnell, Bernd Edler, Stefan Reuschl
  • Publication number: 20200321014
    Abstract: A jitter buffer control for controlling a provision of a decoded audio content on the basis of an input audio content is configured to select a frame-based time scaling or a sample-based time scaling in a signal-adaptive manner. An audio decoder uses such a jitter buffer control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan REUSCHL, Stefan DOEHLA, Jérémie LECOMTE, Manuel JANDER
  • Publication number: 20200294517
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding an audio or image signal, includes: a controllable windower for windowing the audio or image signal to provide the sequence of blocks of windowed samples; a converter for converting the sequence of blocks of windowed samples into a spectral representation including a sequence of frames of spectral values; a transient location detector for identifying a location of a transient within a transient look-ahead region of a frame; and a controller for controlling the controllable windower to apply a specific window having a specified overlap length to the audio or image signal in response to an identified location of the transient, wherein the controller is configured to select the specific window from a group of at least three windows, wherein the specific window is selected based on the transient location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Jérémie LECOMTE, Goran MARKOVIC, Markus SCHNELL, Bernd EDLER, Stefan REUSCHL
  • Patent number: 10714106
    Abstract: A jitter buffer control for controlling a provision of a decoded audio content on the basis of an input audio content is configured to select a frame-based time scaling or a sample-based time scaling in a signal-adaptive manner. An audio decoder uses such a jitter buffer control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Reuschl, Stefan Doehla, Jérémie Lecomte, Manuel Jander
  • Patent number: 10685662
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding an audio or image signal, includes: a controllable windower for windowing the audio or image signal to provide the sequence of blocks of windowed samples; a converter for converting the sequence of blocks of windowed samples into a spectral representation including a sequence of frames of spectral values; a transient location detector for identifying a location of a transient within a transient look-ahead region of a frame; and a controller for controlling the controllable windower to apply a specific window having a specified overlap length to the audio or image signal in response to an identified location of the transient, wherein the controller is configured to select the specific window from a group of at least three windows, wherein the specific window is selected based on the transient location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der andewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Helmrich, Jérémie Lecomte, Goran Markovic, Markus Schnell, Bernd Edler, Stefan Reuschl
  • Publication number: 20190371346
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an encoded signal includes: a window sequence controller for generating a window sequence information for windowing an audio or image signal, the window sequence information indicating a first window for generating a first frame of spectral values, a second window function and at least one third window function for generating a second frame of spectral values, wherein the first window function, the second window function and the one or more third window functions overlap within a multi-overlap region; a preprocessor for windowing a second block of samples corresponding to the second window function and the at least one third window functions using an auxiliary window function to acquire a second block of windowed samples, a spectrum converter for applying an aliasing-introducing transform; and a processor for processing the first frame and the second frame to acquire encoded frames of the audio or image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Jérémie LECOMTE, Goran MARKOVIC, Markus SCHNELL, Bernd EDLER, Stefan REUSCHL
  • Patent number: 10354662
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an encoded signal includes: a window sequence controller for generating a window sequence information for windowing an audio or image signal, the window sequence information indicating a first window for generating a first frame of spectral values, a second window function and at least one third window function for generating a second frame of spectral values, wherein the first window function, the second window function and the one or more third window functions overlap within a multi-overlap region; a preprocessor for windowing a second block of samples corresponding to the second window function and the at least one third window functions using an auxiliary window function to acquire a second block of windowed samples, a spectrum converter for applying an aliasing-introducing transform; and a processor for processing the first frame and the second frame to acquire encoded frames of the audio or image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Helmrich, Jeremie Lecomte, Goran Markovic, Markus Schnell, Bernd Edler, Stefan Reuschl
  • Publication number: 20190147901
    Abstract: A time scaler for providing a time scaled version of an input audio signal is configured to compute or estimate a quality of a time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by a time scaling of the input audio signal. The time scaler is configured to perform the time scaling of the input audio signal in dependence on the computation or estimation of the quality of the time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by the time scaling. An audio decoder has such a time scaler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan REUSCHL, Stefan DOEHLA, Jeremie LECOMTE, Manuel JANDER, Nikolaus FAERBER
  • Patent number: 10204640
    Abstract: A time scaler for providing a time scaled version of an input audio signal is configured to compute or estimate a quality of a time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by a time scaling of the input audio signal. The time scaler is configured to perform the time scaling of the input audio signal in dependence on the computation or estimation of the quality of the time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by the time scaling. An audio decoder has such a time scaler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Reuschl, Stefan Doehla, Jeremie Lecomte, Manuel Jander, Nikolaus Faerber
  • Publication number: 20190027154
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding audio information is provided. The apparatus for encoding audio information includes a selector for selecting a comfort noise generation mode from two or more comfort noise generation modes depending on a background noise characteristic of an audio input signal, and an encoding unit for encoding the audio information, wherein the audio information includes mode information indicating the selected comfort noise generation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Emmanuel RAVELLI, Martin DIETZ, Wolfgang JAEGERS, Christian NEUKAM, Stefan REUSCHL
  • Patent number: 10089993
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding audio information is provided. The apparatus for encoding audio information includes a selector for selecting a comfort noise generation mode from two or more comfort noise generation modes depending on a background noise characteristic of an audio input signal, and an encoding unit for encoding the audio information, wherein the audio information includes mode information indicating the selected comfort noise generation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Ravelli, Martin Dietz, Wolfgang Jaegers, Christian Neukam, Stefan Reuschl