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AUDIO CODING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

  • US 20120136657A1
  • Filed: 11/16/2011
  • Published: 05/31/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An audio coding device comprising:

  • a time-to-frequency converter that performs time-to-frequency conversion on each frame of a signal in at least one channel included in an audio signal in a predetermined length of time in order to convert the signal in the at least one channel to a frequency signal;

    a complexity calculator that calculates complexity of the frequency signal for each of the at least one channel;

    a bit allocation controller that determines a number of bits to be allocated to each of the at least one channel so that more bits are allocated to each of the at least one channel as the complexity of each of the at least one channel increases, and increases the number of bits to be allocated as an estimation error in the number of bits to be allocated with respect to a number of non-adjusted coded bits increases when the frequency signal is coded so that reproduced sound quality of a previous frame meets a prescribed criterion; and

    a coder that codes the frequency signal in each channel so that the number of bits to be allocated to each channel is not exceeded.

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