Voice decoder, voice decoding method and program for decoding voice signals

• US 20020052739A1
• Filed: 10/30/2001
• Published: 05/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Oishi, Toru
• Granted Patent: US 7,047,186 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/219
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/0364 for improving intelligibility

Abstract

A voice decoder comprises the first voice decoding circuit which is specialized for decoding narrow band voice signal, the second voice decoding circuit which is specialized for decoding wide band voice signals, and a band determination circuit which determines whether a target signal to be decoded is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal. The band determination circuit supplies the first voice decoding circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies the second voice decoding circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal. The first voiced decoding circuit decodes the supplied target signal. The second voice decoding circuit decodes the supplied target signal.

Claims

1. A voice decoder comprising:

a first voice decoding circuit which is specialized for decoding at least one encoded narrow band voice signal;

a second voice decoding circuit which is specialized for decoding at least one encoded wide band voice signal; and

a band determination circuit which determines whether a target signal to be decoded is a narrow band voice signal or a wide band voice signal, and wherein;

said band determination circuit supplies said first voice decoding circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second voice decoding circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal;

said first voice decoding circuit decodes the target signal supplied from said band determination circuit; and

said second voice decoding circuit decodes the target signal supplied from said band determination circuit.

2. The voice decoder according to claim 1, wherein said band determination circuit includes:

an LSP generation circuit which generates at least one LSP (Linear Spectrum Pair) from an index included in the target signal; and

an LSP determination circuit which determines whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or a wide band voice signal, by determining whether number of the at least one LSP is equal to or larger than a predetermined number.

3. A voice decoder comprising:

an LSP generation circuit which generates at least one LSP from an encoded narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal as a target signal to be decoded;

an converter which converts the at least one LSP into at least one LPC (Linear Prediction Code);

an excitation signal generator which generates an excitation signal for use in linear prediction synthesis, from the target signal; and

a voice signal generator which generates a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal by performing linear prediction synthesis using the at least one LPC and the excitation signal, and wherein;

said converter comprises

a first conversion circuit which converts the at least one LSP into the at least one LPC with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding narrow band voice signals,

a second conversion circuit which converts the at least one LSP into the at least one LPC with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding wide band voice signals, and

a first supply circuit which determines whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal by determining whether number of the at least one LSP is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, supplies said first conversion circuit with the at least one LSP in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second conversion circuit with the at least one LSP in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal; and

said voice signal generator comprises

a first synthesis filter which performs linear prediction synthesis using the at least one LPC generated by said first conversion circuit and the excitation signal, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding narrow band voice signals,

a second synthesis filter which performs linear prediction synthesis using the at least one LPC generated by said second conversion circuit and the excitation signal, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding wide band voice signals, and

a second supply circuit which determines whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal by determining whether number of the at least one LSP is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, supplies said first synthesis filter with the excitation signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second synthesis filter with the excitation signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal.

4. The voice decoder according to claim 3, wherein said excitation signal generator comprises:

a vector signal generation circuit which generates an adaptive code vector signal from the target signal to be decoded;

a pulse signal generation circuit which generates a pulse signal from the target signal;

a first gain generation circuit which generates gains of the respective adaptive code vector signal and pulse signal using the target signal and the at least one LPC generated by said first conversion circuit, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding narrow band voice signals;

a second gain generation circuit which generates gains of the respective adaptive code vector signal and pulse signal using the target signal and the at least one LPC generated by said second conversion circuit, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding wide band voice signals;

a third supply circuit which determines whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal by determining whether number of the at least one LSP is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, supplies said first gain generation circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second gain generation circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal; and

an excitation signal generation circuit which generates the excitation signal, using the gains generated by said first or second gain generation circuit, the adaptive code vector signal and the pulse signal.

5. A voice decoder comprising:

an LSP generation circuit which generates at least one LSP from an encoded narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal as a target signal to be decoded;

a converter which converts the at least one LSP into at least one LPC;

an excitation signal generator which generates an excitation signal for use in performing linear predication synthesis from the target signal; and

a voice signal generator which generates a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal, by performing linear prediction synthesis using the at least one LPC and the excitation signal, and

wherein said voice signal generator includes

a first synthesis filter which performs linear prediction synthesis using the at least one LPC and excitation signal, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding narrow band voice signals,

a second synthesis filter which performs linear prediction synthesis using the at least one LPC and excitation signal, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding wide band voice signals;

a first supply circuit which determines whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal by determining whether number of the at least one LPC is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, supplies said first synthesis filter with the at least one LPC in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second synthesis filter with the at least one LPC in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal, and

a second supply circuit which determines whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal by determining whether number of the at least one LSP is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, supplies said first synthesis filter with the excitation signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second filter with the excitation signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal.

6. The voice decoder according to claim 5, wherein said excitation signal generator includes:

a vector signal generation circuit which generates an adaptive code vector signal from the target signal to be decoded;

a pulse signal generation circuit which generates a pulse signal from the target signal to be decoded;

a first gain generation circuit which generates gains of the respective adaptive code vector signal and the pulse signal using the at least one LPC and the target signal, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding narrow band voice signals;

a second gain generation circuit which generates gains of the respective adaptive code vector signal and the pulse signal using the at least one LPC and the target signal, with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding wide band voice signals;

a third supply circuit which determines whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal by determining whether number of the at least one LSP is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, supplies said first gain generation circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second gain generation circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal; and

an excitation signal generation circuit which generates the excitation signal, using the gains generated by said first or second gain generation circuit, the adaptive code vector signal and the pulse signal, and

wherein said first supply circuit supplies said first gain decoding circuit with the at least one LPC in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second gain decoding circuit with the at least one LPC in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal.

7. A voice decoding method comprising:

determining whether a target signal to be decoded is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal;

decoding the target signal with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding narrow band voice signals, in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal; and

decoding the target signal with an adequate level of calculation accuracy for decoding wide band voice signals, in a case where it is determined that the target signal is wide band voice signal.

8. The voice decoding method according to claim 7, wherein said determining he target signal includes:

generating at least one LSP by decoding an index included in the target signal; and

determining whether the target signal is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal, by determining whether number of the at least one LSP is equal to or larger than a predetermined number.

9. A program for controlling a computer to function as a voice decoder comprising:

a first voice decoding circuit which is specialized for decoding at least one encoded arrow band voice signal;

a second voice decoding circuit which is specialized for decoding at least one encoded wide band voice signal; and

a band determination circuit which determines whether a target signal to be decoded is a narrow band voice signal or wide band voice signal, and

wherein said band determination circuit supplies said first voice decoding circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a narrow band voice signal, and supplies said second voice decoding circuit with the target signal in a case where it is determined that the target signal is a wide band voice signal,

said first voice decoding circuit decodes the target signal supplied from said band determination circuit, and

said second voice decoding circuit decodes the target signal supplied from said band determination circuit.