Signal decoding apparatus and signal decoding method

• US 7,411,522 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2004
• Issued: 08/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 12, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Morii, Toshiyuki, Sato, Kaoru, Yamanashi, Tomofumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams; Howard
• Application Number:
  US10/585,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20070277078A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,331 Days
• Field of Search: 341/50, 341/51, 704/219, 704/220, 704/221, 704/222, 704/223
• US Class Current: 341/50
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/005 Correction of errors induced by the transmission channel, if related to the coding algorithm
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/1833 by adding special lists or symbols to the coded information G11B20/1806, G11B20/1866 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/24 for reducing noise control of amplification in general, e.g. dependent upon noise level H03G

Abstract

A signal decoding apparatus preventing substantial noise from being produced when transmission error occurs during decoding of scalable-coded information. In this signal decoding apparatus, a coded information operation section (601) performs error detection for base layer coded information, first enhancement layer coded information and second enhancement layer coded information using transmission error detection bits. A decoding operation control section (602) performs ON/OFF control of control switches (606, 607) in accordance with pattern information indicating error detection results and bit rate patterns, and controls the sampling frequencies of sampling frequency adjustment sections (608, 609). A base layer decoding section (603), first enhancement layer decoding section (604) and second enhancement layer decoding section (605) perform decoding of coded information or frame loss compensation processing, depending on error detection results and bit rates. Sampling frequency adjustment sections (608, 609) adjust the sampling frequency of the decoded signal.

Claims

1. A signal decoding apparatus that decodes coded information formed with n layers, n being an integer of two or greater, the signal decoding apparatus comprising:

a coded information operation section that performs error detection for the coded information per layer;

a decoding section that decodes coded information of a layer where no error is detected and generates a decoded signal;

a sampling frequency adjustment section that adjusts a sampling frequency of a signal; and

an addition section that adds the decoded signal generated in said decoding section and the signal having the sampling frequency adjusted in said sampling frequency adjustment section, wherein;

said sampling frequency adjustment section adjusts sampling frequencies of a decoded signal of a first layer and a signal in which signals of a second to (n−

1)th layers are added in said addition section; and

said addition section adds a decoded signal of an ith layer, i being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than n, and the signal of the (i−

1)th layer with an adjusted sampling frequency.

2. The signal decoding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when a frame is lost in an ith layer, said decoding section decodes coded information of a first to (i−

1)th layers and generates a decoded signal.

3. The signal decoding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when said coded information operation section detects error in the coded information of the first layer, said decoding section performs frame loss compensation processing for all layers and generates a decoded signal.

4. The signal decoding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coded information comprises a coded speech signal and said decoding section decodes the coded information using a CELP type decoding method and generates a decoded signal.

5. A signal decoding apparatus that decodes coded information formed with n layers, n being an integer of two or greater, the signal decoding apparatus comprising:

a coded information operation section that detects the number of layers of the coded information;

a decoding section that decodes the coded information of the detected layers and generates decoded signals;

a sampling frequency adjustment section that adjusts a sampling frequency of a signal; and

an addition section that adds the decoded signals generated in said decoding section and the signal having the sampling frequency adjusted in said sampling frequency adjustment section, wherein;

said sampling frequency adjustment section adjusts a sampling frequencies of a decoded signal of a first layer and a signal in which signals of a second to (n−

1)th layers are added in said addition section; and

said addition section adds a decoded signal of an ith layer, i being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than n, and the signal of the (i−

1)th layer with an adjusted sampling frequency.

6. A reception apparatus comprising a signal decoding apparatus that decodes coded information formed with n layers, n being an integer of two or greater, said reception apparatus comprising:

a coded information operation section that performs error detection for the coded information per layer;

a decoding section that decodes coded information of a layer where no error is detected and generates a decoded signal;

a sampling frequency adjustment section that adjusts a sampling frequency of a signal; and

an addition section that adds the decoded signal generated in said decoding section and the signal having the sampling frequency adjusted in said sampling frequency adjustment section, wherein;

said sampling frequency adjustment section adjusts sampling frequencies of a decoded signal of a first layer and a signal in which signals of a second to (n−

1)th layers are added in said addition section; and

said addition section adds a decoded signal of an ith layer, i being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than n, and the signal of the (i−

1)th layer with an adjusted sampling frequency.

7. A computer readable recording medium that records a program for implementing on a computer, the program comprising instructions for:

a coded information operation step of detecting the number of layers of coded information formed with n layers, n being an integer of two or greater;

a decoding step of decoding the coded information of the detected layers and generating decoded signals;

a sampling frequency adjustment step of adjusting a sampling frequency of a signal; and

an adding step of adding the decoded signals generated in said decoding step and the signal having the sampling frequency adjusted in said sampling frequency adjustment step, wherein;

in said sampling frequency adjustment step, the sampling frequencies of a decoded signal of a first layer and a signal in which signals of a second to (n−

1)th layers are added in said adding step, are adjusted; and

in said adding step, a decoded signal of an ith layer, i being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than n, and the signal of the (i−

1)th layer with an adjusted sampling frequency are added.

8. A computer readable recording medium that records a program for implementing on a computer, the program comprising instructions for:

a coded information operation step of performing error detection for coded information formed with n layers, n being an integer of two or greater, per layer;

a decoding step of decoding coded information of a layer where no error is detected and generating a decoded signal;

a sampling frequency adjustment step of adjusting a sampling frequency of a signal; and

an adding step of adding the decoded signal generated in said decoding step and the signal having the sampling frequency adjusted in said sampling frequency adjustment step, wherein;

in said sampling frequency adjustment step, the sampling frequencies of a decoded signal of a first layer and a signal in which signals of a second to (n−

1)th layers are added in said adding step, are adjusted; and

in said adding step, a decoded signal of an ith layer, i being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than n, and the signal of the (i−

1)th layer with an adjusted sampling frequency are added.

9. A signal decoding method comprising:

a coded information operation step of detecting the number of layers of coded information formed with n layers, n being an integer of two or greater;

a decoding step of decoding the coded information of the detected layers and generating decoded signals;

a sampling frequency adjustment step of adjusting a sampling frequency of a signal; and

an adding step of adding the decoded signals generated in said decoding step and the signal having the sampling frequency adjusted in said sampling frequency adjustment step, wherein;

in said sampling frequency adjustment step, the sampling frequencies of a decoded signal of a first layer and a signal in which signals of a second to (n−

1)th layers are added in said adding step, are adjusted; and

in said adding step, a decoded signal of an ith layer, i being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than n, and the signal of the (i−

1)th layer with an adjusted sampling frequency are added.

10. A signal decoding method comprising:

a coded information operation step of performing error detection for coded information formed with n layers, n being an integer of two or greater, per layer;

a decoding step of decoding coded information of a layer where no error is detected and generating a decoded signal;

a sampling frequency adjustment step of adjusting a sampling frequency of a signal; and

an adding step of adding the decoded signal generated in said decoding step and the signal having the sampling frequency adjusted in said sampling frequency adjustment step, wherein;

in said sampling frequency adjustment step, the sampling frequencies of a decoded signal of a first layer and a signal in which signals of a second to (n−

1)th layers are added in said adding step, are adjusted; and

in said adding step, a decoded signal of an ith layer, i being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than n, and the signal of the (i−

1)th layer with an adjusted sampling frequency are added.