Audio signal encoding and decoding method, and audio signal encoding and decoding apparatus

• US 10,373,629 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2017
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Liu, Zexin, Wang, Bin, Miao, Lei
• Primary Examiner(s): Adesanya, Olujimi A
• Application Number:
  US15/717,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20180018989A1
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/0204 using subband decomposition
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/08 Determination or coding of the excitation function; Determination or coding of the long-term prediction parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/24 Variable rate codecs, e.g. for generating different qualities using a scalable representation such as hierarchical encoding or layered encoding
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/265 Pre-filtering, e.g. high frequency emphasis prior to encoding
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/038 using band spreading techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/0388 Details of processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/93 Discriminating between voiced and unvoiced parts of speech signals G10L25/90 takes precedence

Abstract

An audio signal encoding and decoding method, an audio signal encoding and decoding apparatus, a transmitter, a receiver, and a communications system, which can improve encoding and/or decoding performance. The audio signal encoding method includes dividing a to-be-encoded time domain signal into a low band signal and a high band signal; encoding the low band signal to obtain a low frequency encoding parameter; calculating a voiced degree factor, and predicting a high band excitation signal; weighting the high band excitation signal and random noise using the voiced degree factor, so as to obtain a synthesized excitation signal; and obtaining a high frequency encoding parameter based on the synthesized excitation signal and the high band signal. Technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention can improve an encoding or decoding effect.

Claims

1. An audio signal encoding method, comprising:

obtaining, by an audio signal encoder, an audio signal, wherein the audio signal comprises a low frequency band signal and a high frequency band signal;

obtaining, by the audio signal encoder, one or more low frequency encoding parameters by encoding the low frequency band signal;

calculating, by the audio signal encoder, a voiced factor according to the one or more low

obtaining, by the audio signal encoder, a high frequency band excitation signal according to the one or more low frequency encoding parameters;

obtaining, by the audio signal encoder, a de-emphasized noise by performing a de-emphasis operation on a random noise, wherein an emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is greater than 0 and less than 1;

obtaining, by the audio signal encoder, a synthesized excitation signal according to the de-emphasized noise, the high frequency band excitation signal and the voiced factor;

obtaining, by the audio signal encoder, a high frequency encoding parameter based on the synthesized excitation signal and the high frequency band signal; and

outputting, by the audio signal encoder, a bitstream comprising the high frequency encoding parameter and the one or more low frequency encoding parameters.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining a synthesized excitation signal according to the emphasized noise, the high band excitation signal and the voiced factor comprises:

obtaining the synthesized excitation signal by calculating a weighted sum of the high frequency band excitation signal and the emphasized noise;

wherein a weighting factor for calculating the weighted sum is obtained according to the voiced factor.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is a fixed value greater than 0 and less than 1.

4. An audio signal decoding method, comprising:

obtaining, by an audio signal decoder, a bitstream;

obtaining, by the audio signal decoder, a low frequency encoding parameter and a high frequency encoding parameter from the bitstream;

obtaining, by the audio signal decoder, a low frequency band signal according to the low frequency encoding parameter;

calculating, by the audio signal decoder, a voiced factor according to the low frequency encoding parameter;

obtaining, by the audio signal decoder, a high frequency band excitation signal according to the low frequency encoding parameter;

obtaining, by the audio signal decoder, a de-emphasized noise by performing a de-emphasis operation on a random noise, wherein an emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is greater than 0 and less than 1;

obtaining, by the audio signal decoder, a synthesized excitation signal according to the de-emphasized noise, the high frequency band excitation signal and the voiced factor;

obtaining, by the audio signal decoder, a high frequency band signal based on the synthesized excitation signal and the high frequency encoding parameter;

combining, by the audio signal decoder, the low frequency band signal and the high frequency band signal to obtain an audio signal; and

outputting, by the audio signal decoder, the audio signal.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein obtaining the synthesized excitation signal according to the emphasized noise, the high frequency band excitation signal and the voiced factor comprises:

obtaining the synthesized excitation signal by calculating a weighted sum of the high frequency band excitation signal and the emphasized noise;

wherein a weighting factor for calculating the weighted sum is obtained according to the voiced factor.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is a fixed value greater than 0 and less than 1.

7. An audio signal encoding apparatus, comprising:

a processor and a memory storing computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

obtain an audio signal, wherein the audio signal comprises a low frequency band signal and a high frequency band signal;

obtain one or more low frequency encoding parameters by encoding the low frequency band signal;

calculate a voiced factor according to the one or more low frequency encoding parameters;

obtain a high frequency band excitation signal according to the one or more low frequency encoding parameters;

obtain a de-emphasized noise by performing a de-emphasis operation on a random noise, wherein an emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is greater than 0 and less than 1;

obtain a synthesized excitation signal according to the de-emphasized noise, the high frequency band excitation signal and the voiced factor;

obtain a high frequency encoding parameter based on the synthesized excitation signal and the high frequency band signal; and

output a bitstream comprising the high frequency encoding parameter and the one or more low frequency encoding parameters.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein in obtaining a synthesized excitation signal according to the emphasized noise, the high band excitation signal and the voiced factor, the processor is configured to:

obtain the synthesized excitation signal by calculating a weighted sum of the high frequency band excitation signal and the emphasized noise;

wherein a weighting factor for calculating the weighted sum is obtained according to the voiced factor.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is a fixed value greater than 0 and less than 1.

10. An audio signal decoding apparatus, comprising:

a processor and a memory storing computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

obtain a bitstream;

obtain a low frequency encoding parameter and a high frequency encoding parameter from the bitstream;

obtain a low frequency band signal according to the low frequency encoding parameter;

calculate a voiced factor according to the low frequency encoding parameter;

obtain a high frequency band excitation signal according to the low frequency encoding parameter;

obtain a de-emphasized noise by performing a de-emphasis operation on a random noise, wherein an emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is greater than 0 and less than 1;

obtain a synthesized excitation signal according to the de-emphasized noise, the high frequency band excitation signal and the voiced factor;

obtain a high frequency band signal based on the synthesized excitation signal and the high frequency encoding parameter;

combine the low frequency band signal and the high frequency band signal to obtain an audio signal; and

output the audio signal.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein in obtaining the synthesized excitation signal according to the emphasized noise, the high frequency band excitation signal and the voiced factor, the processor is configured to:

obtain the synthesized excitation signal by calculating a weighted sum of the high frequency band excitation signal and the emphasized noise;

wherein a weighting factor for calculating the weighted sum is obtained according to the voiced factor.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the emphasis factor of the de-emphasis operation on the random noise is a fixed value greater than 0 and less than 1.