Audio coding and decoding apparatuses and methods, and recording mediums storing the methods

• US 20060206316A1
• Filed: 01/18/2006
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Taori, Rakesh, Lee, Kangeun, Sung, Hosang
• Application Number:
  US11/333,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20060206316A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/207
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/06 Determination or coding of the spectral characteristics, e.g. of the short-term prediction coefficients
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/09 Long term prediction, i.e. removing periodical redundancies, e.g. by using adaptive codebook or pitch predictor
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/093 using sinusoidal excitation models
• 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

Abstract

Audio coding and decoding apparatuses and methods that can optimize the quality of an audio signal including harmonics, and recording mediums storing the methods. An audio coding apparatus includes: a first harmonic coding module performing first harmonic coding on an input audio signal using a pitch lag of the input audio signal and producing a quantized linear prediction coding coefficient; a first detector detecting a first difference audio signal from a difference between an audio signal output from the first harmonic coding module and the input audio signal; a second harmonic coding module performing harmonic coding on the first difference audio signal using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient and a previous harmonic coding result; a second detector detecting a second difference audio signal obtained from a difference between an audio signal output from the second harmonic coding module and the first difference audio signal; and a code excited linear prediction (CELP) module CELP coding the second difference audio signal using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient obtained from the first harmonic coding module.

Claims

1. An audio coding apparatus comprising:

a first harmonic coding module performing first harmonic coding on an input audio signal using a pitch lag of the input audio signal and producing a quantized linear prediction coding coefficient;

a first detector detecting a first difference audio signal from a difference between an audio signal output from the first harmonic coding module and the input audio signal;

a second harmonic coding module performing harmonic coding on the first difference audio signal using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient and a previous harmonic coding result;

a second detector detecting a second difference audio signal obtained from a difference between an audio signal output from the second harmonic coding module and the first difference audio signal; and

a code excited linear prediction (CELP) module CELP coding the second difference audio signal using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient obtained from the first harmonic coding module.

2. The audio coding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first harmonic coding module converts an amplitude of harmonics of the input audio signal into a linear prediction coding coefficient, quantizes the converted linear prediction coding coefficient, and provides the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient to the second harmonic coding module and to the CELP module, respectively.

3. The audio coding apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second harmonic coding module extracts a quantized linear prediction coding coefficient for the second harmonic coding using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient obtained from the first harmonic coding module.

4. The audio coding apparatus of claim 3, wherein the CELP module extracts a quantized linear prediction coding coefficient for the CELP coding using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient obtained from the first harmonic coding module.

5. The audio coding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CELP module extracts a quantized linear prediction coding coefficient for the CELP coding using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient obtained from the first harmonic coding module.

6. The audio coding apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a bit allocator allocating bit information for the first harmonic coding module, the second harmonic coding module, and the CELP module according to whether the input audio signal includes harmonics.

7. The audio coding apparatus of claim 6, wherein, when the input audio signal include harmonics, the bit allocator allocates the least bit to the CELP module, and when the input audio signal does not include harmonics, the bit allocator allocates the most bit to the CELP module.

8. The audio coding apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first harmonic coding module comprises:

a first harmonic analyzer analyzing harmonics of the input audio signal using the pitch lag;

a first converter converting the amplitude of the audio signal output from the first harmonic analyzer into a linear prediction coding coefficient;

a linear prediction coding coefficient quantizer quantizing the linear prediction coding coefficient using the allocated bit information provided by the bit allocator and outputting the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient and a quantized linear prediction coefficient index;

a second converter converting the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient into an amplitude and outputting the quantized amplitude value;

a phase quantizer quantizing a phase output from the first harmonic analyzer based on the allocated bit information provided by the bit allocator and outputting a quantized phase and a quantized phase index; and

a first harmonic synthesizer synthesizing the quantized phase with the quantized amplitude output from the second converter and outputting a synthesized audio signal corresponding to the input audio signal.

9. The audio coding apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second harmonic coding module comprises:

a linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer obtaining a quantized linear prediction coding coefficient of the first difference audio signal using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient obtained from the first harmonic coding module;

an inverse synthesis filter outputting an excitation signal of the first difference audio signal by performing inverse synthesis filtering on the first difference audio signal using the linear prediction coding coefficient provided by the linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer;

a second harmonic analyzer analyzing harmonics of the excitation signal and generating a harmonic index;

an index quantizer quantizing the harmonic index output from the second harmonic analyzer;

a second harmonic synthesizer performing harmonic synthesis based on the quantized harmonic index output from the index quantizer to generate a harmonic-synthesized signal; and

a synthesis filter performing synthesis filtering on the harmonic-synthesized signal output from the second harmonic synthesizer based on the linear prediction coding coefficient output from the linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer and outputting a synthesized audio signal corresponding to the first difference audio signal.

10. The audio coding apparatus of claim 9, wherein the CELP module comprises:

a third detector detecting a difference audio signal obtained from a difference between the second difference audio signal and a synthesized audio signal previously obtained by the CELP module;

a linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer extracting a linear prediction coding coefficient of the difference audio signal output from the third detector using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient provided by the first harmonic coding module;

a perceptual weighting filter performing perceptual weighting filtering on the difference audio signal output from the third detector using the linear prediction coding coefficient provided by the linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer;

a stochastic codebook search unit searching a stochastic codebook based on a signal output from the perceptual weighting filter;

an index quantizer quantizing an index provided by the stochastic codebook search unit and outputting a quantized stochastic codebook index and a quantized gain index;

a stochastic codebook outputting a stochastic codebook corresponding to the quantized stochastic codebook index provided by the index quantizer;

a multiplier multiplying a quantized gain output from the index quantizer by the stochastic codebook output from the stochastic codebook; and

a synthesis filter synthesis filtering a signal output from the multiplier using the linear prediction coding coefficient output from the linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer, obtaining a synthesized audio signal on the second difference audio signal, and providing the synthesized audio signal to the third detector.

11. The audio coding apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second harmonic coding module comprises:

a linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer obtaining a quantized linear prediction coding coefficient on the first difference audio signal using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient obtained from the first harmonic coding module;

an inverse synthesis filter outputting an excitation signal of the first difference audio signal by performing inverse synthesis filtering on the first difference audio signal using the linear prediction coding coefficient provided by the linear prediction coding coefficient synthesizer;

a second harmonic analyzer analyzing harmonics of the excitation signal and generating a harmonic signal;

an index quantizer quantizing the harmonic index output from the second harmonic analyzer;

a second harmonic synthesizer performing harmonic synthesis based on the quantized harmonic index output from the index quantizer to generated a harmonic-synthesized signal; and

a synthesis filter performing synthesis filtering on the harmonic-synthesized signal output from the second harmonic synthesizer based on the linear prediction coding coefficient output from the linear prediction coding coefficient analyzer and outputting a synthesized audio signal corresponding to the first difference audio signal.

12. The audio coding apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

a pitch analyzer analyzing a pitch of the input audio signal and outputting the pitch lag; and

a signal classifier determining whether harmonics are included in the input audio signal and providing the determination result to the bit allocator.

13. The audio coding apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

a pitch analyzer analyzing a pitch of the input audio signal and outputting the pitch lag; and

a signal classifier determining whether harmonics are included in the input audio signal and providing the determination result to the bit allocator.

14. An audio decoding apparatus comprising:

an inverse quantization unit inverse quantizing each of a plurality of parameters to restore an audio signal;

a first harmonic decoding module performing harmonic decoding using a linear prediction coding coefficient and a phase vector output from the inverse quantization unit;

a second harmonic decoding module performing harmonic decoding based on the linear prediction coding coefficient, a harmonic index, and a first gain value output from the inverse quantization unit;

a first adder adding a signal output from the first harmonic decoding module to a signal output from the second harmonic decoding module;

a code excited linear prediction (CELP) decoding module performing CELP decoding based on a stochastic codebook index output from the inverse quantization unit and a second gain value output from the inverse quantization unit; and

a second adder adding a signal output from the first adder to a signal output from the CELP decoding module and outputting the result as a restored audio signal.

15. The audio decoding apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first harmonic decoding module comprises:

a converter converting the linear prediction coding coefficient into an amplitude; and

a harmonic synthesizer synthesizing the phase vector with the amplitude output from the converter and outputting an audio signal including harmonics to the first adder.

16. The audio decoding apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second harmonic decoding module comprises:

a harmonic code generator generating a harmonic code based on the harmonic index;

a first multiplier multiplying the harmonic code by the first gain value; and

a first synthesis filter providing to the first adder a synthesized audio signal obtained by performing synthesis filtering on a signal output from the first multiplier based on the linear prediction coding coefficient.

17. The audio decoding apparatus of claim 16, wherein the CELP decoding module comprises:

a stochastic codebook outputting a stochastic codebook based on the stochastic index;

a second multiplier multiplying the second gain value by the stochastic codebook; and

a second synthesis filter providing to the second adder a synthesized audio signal obtained by performing synthesis filtering on a signal output from the second multiplier based on the linear prediction coding coefficient.

18. The audio decoding apparatus of claim 15, wherein the CELP decoding module comprises:

a stochastic codebook outputting a stochastic codebook based on the stochastic index;

a second multiplier multiplying the second gain value by the stochastic codebook; and

a second synthesis filter providing to the second adder a synthesized audio signal obtained by performing synthesis filtering on a signal output from the second multiplier based on the linear prediction coding coefficient.

19. An audio coding method comprising:

harmonically coding an input audio signal without analyzing a linear prediction coding coefficient;

analyzing a linear prediction coding coefficient of a difference audio signal obtained from a difference between the input audio signal and the harmonic-coding result and harmonically coding the difference audio signal; and

CELP coding a difference audio signal obtained from a difference between the result of harmonically coding on the difference audio signal and the input audio signal.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the harmonic coding comprises:

converting the amplitude of harmonics of the input audio signal into a linear prediction coding coefficient; and

quantizing the linear prediction coding coefficient, and

wherein the harmonic coding of the difference audio signal and the CELP coding include extracting a linear prediction coding coefficient needed in each of the coding process using the quantized linear prediction coding coefficient.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining whether harmonics are included in the input audio signal and allocating bits for the coding.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising analyzing a pitch of the input audio signal and obtaining a pitch lag, wherein the harmonic coding without analyzing the linear prediction coding coefficient includes performing harmonic analysis on the input audio signal using the pitch lag.

23. An audio decoding method comprising:

inverse quantizing a plurality of parameters for restoring an audio signal;

first harmonic decoding using a linear prediction coding coefficient and a phase vector obtained through the inverse quantizing;

second harmonic decoding using a linear prediction coding coefficient, a harmonic index, and a first gain value obtained through the inverse quantizing;

first adding the first harmonic decoding result to the second harmonic decoding result;

CELP decoding using a stochastic index and a second gain value obtained through the inverse quantization; and

adding the result obtained through the first adding to the result obtained through the CELP decoding to obtain a restored audio signal.

24. A recording medium on which a program for performing an audio coding method is recorded, the audio coding method comprising:

harmonically coding an input audio signal without analyzing a linear prediction coding coefficient;

analyzing a linear prediction coding coefficient of a difference audio signal obtained from a difference between the input audio signal and the harmonic-coding result and harmonically coding the difference audio signal; and

CELP coding a difference audio signal obtained from a difference between the result of harmonically coding on the difference audio signal and the input audio signal.

25. A recording medium on which a program for performing an audio decoding method is performed, the audio decoding method comprising:

inverse quantizing a plurality of parameters for restoring an audio signal;

first harmonic decoding using a linear prediction coding coefficient and a phase vector obtained through the inverse quantizing;

second harmonic decoding using a linear prediction coding coefficient, a harmonic index, and a first gain value obtained through the inverse quantizing;

first adding the first harmonic decoding result to the second harmonic decoding result;

CELP decoding using a stochastic index and a second gain value obtained through the inverse quantization; and

second adding the result obtained through the first adding to the result obtained through the CELP decoding to obtain a restored audio signal.