Method and system for improving voice quality of a vocoder
First Claim
1. A method for improving voice quality of a vocoder, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring a pitch of a voice signal;
at a transmitting unit, when the pitch of the voice signal reaches a predetermined threshold, shifting the pitch of the voice signal to at least a portion of a predetermined range;
transmitting the pitch-shifted voice signal to a receiving unit; and
at the receiving unit, reshifting the pitch-shifted voice signal to a level that compensates the step of shifting the pitch of the voice signal at the transmitting unit.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method (300) and system (100) for improving voice quality of a vocoder (138, 158). The method includes the steps of monitoring (312) a pitch of a voice signal (400) at a transmitting unit (110); when the pitch of the voice signal reaches a predetermined threshold (840), shifting (326) the pitch of the voice signal to at least a portion of a predetermined range (810); transmitting (338) the pitch-shifted voice signal to a receiving unit (112); and at the receiving unit, reshifting (342) the pitch-shifted voice signal to a level that compensates the step of shifting the pitch of the voice signal at the transmitting unit.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for improving voice quality of a vocoder, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a pitch of a voice signal;
at a transmitting unit, when the pitch of the voice signal reaches a predetermined threshold, shifting the pitch of the voice signal to at least a portion of a predetermined range;
transmitting the pitch-shifted voice signal to a receiving unit; and
at the receiving unit, reshifting the pitch-shifted voice signal to a level that compensates the step of shifting the pitch of the voice signal at the transmitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for improving voice quality of a vocoder, comprising the steps of:
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generating a pitch contour of a voice signal;
monitoring the pitch contour of the voice signal;
at a transmitting unit, when the pitch contour reaches a predetermined threshold, shifting the pitch of the voice signal from a first level to at least a portion of a predetermined range;
transmitting the pitch-shifted voice signal to a receiving unit; and
at the receiving unit, reshifting the pitch-shifted voice signal to a second level that is at least substantially equal to the first level.
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16. A system for improving voice quality of a vocoder, comprising:
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a pitch analysis section, wherein the pitch analysis section monitors a pitch of a voice signal;
a pitch shifter coupled to the pitch analysis section, wherein when the pitch analysis section determines that the pitch of the voice signal has reached a predetermined threshold, the pitch shifter shifts the pitch of the voice signal to at least a portion of a predetermined range;
an encoding section coupled to the pitch shifter, wherein the encoding block encodes the voice signal and provides pitch-shifting information in the voice signal; and
a transmission section coupled to the encoding section, wherein the transmission section transmits the pitch-shifted voice signal to a receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit uses the pitch-shifting information to reshift the pitch-shifted voice signal to a level that compensates the pitch shifting performed by the pitch shifter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for improving voice quality of a vocoder, comprising:
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a pitch analysis section, wherein the pitch analysis section generates a pitch contour of a voice signal and monitors the pitch contour of the voice signal;
a pitch shifter coupled to the pitch analysis section, wherein when the pitch contour reaches a predetermined threshold, the pitch shifter shifts the pitch of the voice signal from a first level to at least a portion of a predetermined range;
an encoding section coupled to the pitch shifter, wherein the encoding block encodes the voice signal and provides pitch-shifting information in the voice signal; and
a transmission section coupled to the encoding section, wherein the transmission section transmits the pitch-shifted voice signal to a receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit uses the pitch-shifting information to reshift the pitch-shifted voice signal to a second level, wherein the second level is at least substantially equal to the first level.
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31. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a portable computing device for causing the portable computing device to perform the steps of:
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monitoring a pitch of a voice signal;
at a transmitting unit, when the pitch of the voice signal reaches a predetermined threshold, shifting the pitch of the voice signal to at least a portion of a predetermined range; and
transmitting the pitch-shifted voice signal to a receiving unit;
wherein at the receiving unit, the pitch-shifted voice signal is reshifted to a level that compensates the step of shifting the pitch of the voice signal at the transmitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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