Apparatus and method for audio content analysis, marking and summing
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1. An apparatus for the analysis, marking and summing of at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels delivering at least two separate signals carrying encoded audio content and control data, the apparatus comprising:
- an at least one audio channel marking component to extract from at least one of the at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels, signal-specific characteristics and channel-specific control information, and to generate from the extracted control information and signal characteristics channel-specific marking data;
an at least one audio summing component to sum the at least two separate signals into a summed signal, and to generate signal summing control information; and
an at least one marking and summing embedding component to insert the generated marking data and summing control information into the summed signal, wherein said marking and summing embedding component embeds said control information by data hiding,thereby generating a summed signal carrying combined audio content, marking data and summing control information into the summed signal.
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An apparatus and method for the analysis, marking and summing of audio channel content and control data, the apparatus and method generating a summed signal carrying combined audio content, marking and summing data in the summed signal.
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1. An apparatus for the analysis, marking and summing of at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels delivering at least two separate signals carrying encoded audio content and control data, the apparatus comprising:
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an at least one audio channel marking component to extract from at least one of the at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels, signal-specific characteristics and channel-specific control information, and to generate from the extracted control information and signal characteristics channel-specific marking data; an at least one audio summing component to sum the at least two separate signals into a summed signal, and to generate signal summing control information; and an at least one marking and summing embedding component to insert the generated marking data and summing control information into the summed signal, wherein said marking and summing embedding component embeds said control information by data hiding, thereby generating a summed signal carrying combined audio content, marking data and summing control information into the summed signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for the analysis, marking, and summing of at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels delivering at least two separate signals carrying encoded audio content, and control data , the method comprising:
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analyzing at least one of the at least two separate signals carrying audio content and traffic control data, to generate channel-specific control data, and signal-specific spectral characteristics; generating channel-specific marking control data from the channel-specific control data and the signal-specific spectral characteristics; summing the at least two separate signals carrying audio content into a summed signal and generating summation control data; embedding the channel-specific control data, the summation control data, and the signal-specific spectral characteristics into the summed signal thereby generating a summed signal carrying combined audio content, channel-specific control data, segment-specific summation data, and spectral features vector data, and wherein said analyzing at least one of said two separate signals occurs before said step of summing; and storing the summed signal carrying audio content and marking and summing control data on a storage device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a general purpose computer, the set of instructions comprising:
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analyzing at least one of at least two signals carrying audio content and traffic control data delivered via at least two audio channels, to generate channel-specific control data, and signal-specific spectral characteristics; generating channel-specific marking control data from the channel-specific control data and the signal-specific spectral characteristics; summing the at least two separate signals carrying audio content into a summed signal and generating summation control data; and embedding the channel-specific control data, the summation control data, and the signal-specific spectral characteristics into the summed signal; wherein said analyzing said at least one of at least two signals occurs before said step of summing, thereby generating a summed signal carrying combined audio content, channel-specific control data, segment-specific summation data, and spectral features vector data; and storing the summed signal carrying audio content and marking and summing control data on a storage device.
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28. An apparatus for the analysis, marking, summing and separating of at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels delivering at least two separate signals carrying encoded audio content, and control data, the apparatus comprising:
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an audio channel marking component to extract from at least one of the at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels, signal-specific characteristics and channel-specific control information, and to generate from the extracted control information and signal characteristics channel-specific marking data; an audio summing component to sum the at least two separate signals into a summed signal, and to generate signal summing control information; a marking and summing embedding component to insert the generated marking data and summing control information into the summed signal; a compression component for compressing the summed audio signal including the embedded marking and summing information in order to generate a compressed signal; a decompression component for decompressing the compressed signal in order to generate a decompressed summed signal; an embedded marking and summing control data extraction component to extract marking data and summing data and signal-specific characteristics and channel-specific control information from the decompressed summed signal;
wherein said marking and summing embedding component embeds said control information by data hiding,an audio channel recognition component to identify at least one audio channel from the decompressed summed signal associated with the extracted marking and summing control data; and an audio channel separation component to separate the decompressed summed signal into the constituent separate time-synchronized channels thereof.
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29. A method for the analysis, marking, summing and separating of at least two separate time-synchronized audio channels delivering at least two separate signals carrying encoded audio content, content and control data, the method comprising:
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analyzing at least one of the at least two separate signals carrying audio content and traffic control data, to generate channel-specific control data, and signal-specific spectral characteristics; generating channel-specific marking control data from the channel-specific control data and the signal-specific spectral characteristics; summing the at least two separate signals carrying audio content into a summed signal and generating summation control data; embedding the channel-specific control data, the summation control data, and the signal-specific spectral characteristics into the summed signal; compressing the summed signal to obtain a summed compressed signal; decompressing the summed compressed signal to obtain a decompressed summed signal; extracting the marking and summing data from the decompressed summed signal; identifying the channel-specific signal within the decompressed summed signal; separating the channel-specific signal from the decompressed summed signal, wherein said analyzing said one of at least two separate signals occurs before said step of summing; storing the summed signal carrying audio content and marking and summing control data on a storage device.
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