Apparatus and method for characterizing an information signal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, comprising:
- a processor for determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
a calculator for ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or of volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys is characteristic for the information signal.
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Abstract
For characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, at first the local extreme values of the information signal are determined, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude. Furthermore, area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or volume information in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal of valleys or mountains is ascertained. A valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value. Area or volume information of several mountains or valleys is characteristic for the information signal and permits further characterization of the information signal, build-up of an information signal database, or identification of an information signal on the basis of an existing information signal database. Area or volume information is on the one hand characteristic for the information signal and on the other hand, due to its integral nature, robust against information signal changes in form of overlays or distortions.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, comprising:
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a processor for determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
a calculator for ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or of volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys is characteristic for the information signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, comprising:
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determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys are characteristic for the information signal.
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22. An apparatus for building up an information signal database, comprising:
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a characterizer for characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values to obtain area information for an information signal, comprising;
a processor for determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
a calculator for ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or of volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys is characteristic for the information signal;
a feeder for feeding several information signals to the characterizer, to obtain, for each information signal, a feature vector derived from the area information for the information signal; and
a storage for storing feature vectors for the information signals, wherein an identifier of the information signal from which the respective feature vector has been ascertained, is associated with each feature vector.
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23. A method for building up an information signal database, comprising:
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characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values to obtain area information for an information signal, comprising;
determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys are characteristic for the information signal;
performing the step of characterizing with several information signals to obtain a feature vector derived from the area information for the information signal for each information signal; and
storing feature vectors for the information signal, wherein an identifier of the information signal from which the respective feature vector has been ascertained is associated with each feature vector.
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24. An apparatus for identifying an information signal using an information signal database storing the feature vectors in association with respective information signal identifiers, comprising:
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a characterizer for characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, to obtain area information of several mountains or valleys, which are characteristic for the information signal, comprising;
a processor for determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
a calculator for ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or of volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys is characteristic for the information signal; and
a comparator for comparing a feature vector derived from the area information or volume information characteristic for a test information signal with feature vectors stored in the information signal database, to make a statement on the information signal.
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25. A method for identifying an information signal using an information signal database storing the feature vectors in association with respective information signal identifiers, comprising:
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characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, to obtain area information of several mountains or valleys, which are characteristic for the information signal, comprising;
determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys are characteristic for the information signal; and
comparing a feature vector derived from the area information or volume information characteristic for a test information signal with feature vectors stored in the information signal database, to make a statement on the information signal.
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26. A computer program with a program code for performing, when the program runs on a computer, a method for characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, comprising:
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determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys are characteristic for the information signal.
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27. A computer program with a program code for performing, when the program runs on a computer, a method for building up an information signal database, comprising:
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characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values to obtain area information for an information signal, comprising;
determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys are characteristic for the information signal;
performing the step of characterizing with several information signals to obtain a feature vector derived from the area information for the information signal for each information signal; and
storing feature vectors for the information signal, wherein an identifier of the information signal from which the respective feature vector has been ascertained is associated with each feature vector.
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28. A computer program with a program code for performing, when the program runs on a computer, a method for identifying an information signal using an information signal database storing the feature vectors in association with respective information signal identifiers, comprising:
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characterizing an information signal having an amplitude-time waveform with local extreme values, to obtain area information of several mountains or valleys, which are characteristic for the information signal, comprising;
determining the local extreme values of the information signal, wherein a local extreme value is defined by a time instant and an amplitude; and
ascertaining area information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a one-dimensional amplitude of the information signal or volume information of valleys or mountains of the information signal in case of a two-dimensional amplitude of the information signal, wherein a valley or mountain is defined by a temporal section of the information signal, wherein the section of the information signal extends from the time instant of a local extreme value to a temporarily adjacent value of the information signal having the same amplitude as the local extreme value, wherein the area information or volume information of several mountains or valleys are characteristic for the information signal; and
comparing a feature vector derived from the area information or volume information characteristic for a test information signal with feature vectors stored in the information signal database, to make a statement on the information signal.
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