Method and apparatus for compressing audio signals
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1. A method of audio compression comprising the steps of:
- (a) monitoring an audio input;
(b) characterizing said audio input as silence and non-silence; and
(c) outputting a single representative frame for said silence until non-silence is detected.
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Abstract
An audio data compression method improves over existing standards because of its encoding strategy for silence. The method analyzes the audio input to an encoder. If the audio is for an analyzed time frame is silence, a single byte output is generated by the encoder. If the next frame is silence, no output is generated. When a receiver receives the compressed data, and detects a one-byte silence signal, it can capture that signal and repeat it to a decoder. When the compressed signal reaches the decoder, it is decompressed into an analog signal.
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1. A method of audio compression comprising the steps of:
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(a) monitoring an audio input; (b) characterizing said audio input as silence and non-silence; and (c) outputting a single representative frame for said silence until non-silence is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. A method of encoding a silence in an audio compression scheme comprising:
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(a) analyzing a time frame of audio input; (b) comparing the spectral characteristics of the analyzed input to a predetermined spectral characteristic; (c) classifying said time frame as silence and non-silence; and (d) encoding said silence with a single byte output until non-silence is detected.
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15. An encoder for audio compression comprising:
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(a) a detector for an audio input; (b) means for characterizing said audio input as silence and non-silence; and (c) means for outputting a single representative frame for said silence. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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