Methods and devices for selectively generating time-scaled sound signals
First Claim
1. A device for selectively generating time-scaled sound signals comprising:
- a control unit adapted to generate first and second weights from an input sound signal;
a time-domain processor adapted to generate a time-domain processed, time-scaled signal (“
first signal”
);
a frequency-domain processor adapted to generate a frequency-domain processed, time domain, time-scaled signal (“
second signal”
) using an adaptive frame-size based on stationary and non-stationary characteristics of the input sound signal; and
a mixer adapted to adjust the first signal using the first weight, adjust the second signal using the second weight, combine the adjusted signals and output a time-scaled, sound signal.
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Abstract
Time-scaled, sound signals (i.e. sounds output at differing speeds) are generated by mixing weighted time-and frequency-domain processed signals, the former signal generally representing speech-based signals while the latter representing music-based signals. The weights applied to each type of signal may be determined by a scaling factor, which in turn is related to the desired speed at which a listener desires to hear a sound signal. In one example of the invention, only stationary signal portions of an input sound signal are used to generate time-scaled processed signals. An adaptive frame-size may also be used to pre-process the separate signals prior to being weighted, which at least decreases the amount of unwanted reverberative sound qualities in a resulting sound signal. Together, techniques envisioned by the present invention produce improved, speed adjusted sound signals.
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27 Claims
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1. A device for selectively generating time-scaled sound signals comprising:
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a control unit adapted to generate first and second weights from an input sound signal; a time-domain processor adapted to generate a time-domain processed, time-scaled signal (“
first signal”
);a frequency-domain processor adapted to generate a frequency-domain processed, time domain, time-scaled signal (“
second signal”
) using an adaptive frame-size based on stationary and non-stationary characteristics of the input sound signal; anda mixer adapted to adjust the first signal using the first weight, adjust the second signal using the second weight, combine the adjusted signals and output a time-scaled, sound signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for generating time-scaled sound signals comprising:
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generating first and second weights from an input sound signal; generating a time-domain processed, time-scaled signal (“
first signal”
);generating a frequency-domain processed, time-domain, time-scaled signal (“
second signal”
) using an adaptive frame-size based on stationary and non-stationary characteristics of the input sound signal;adjusting the first signal using the first weight; adjusting the second signal using the second weight; combining the adjusted signals; and outputting a time-scaled, sound signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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