Device and method for analyzing an information signal
First Claim
1. A device for analyzing an information signal, comprising:
- an extractor for extracting significant short-time spectra or significant short-time spectra derived from short-time spectra of the information signal, from the information signal, the extractor being configured to extract such short-time spectra which come closer to a specific characteristic than other short-time spectra of the information signal;
a decomposer for decomposing the extracted short-time spectra into component signal spectra, a component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of a tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought for, and another component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of another tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought, wherein the decomposer is configured to add the extracted short-time spectra in a weighted manner so as to obtain a reduced number of short-time spectra extracted; and
a calculator for calculating an amplitude envelope for the tone sources, an amplitude envelope for a tone source indicating how a profile spectrum of the tone source changes over time, using the profile spectra and a sequence of short-time spectra representing the information signal.
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Abstract
A significant short-time spectrum is extracted from an information signal, the means for extracting being configured to extract such short-time spectra which come closer to a specific characteristic than others. The short-time spectra extracted are then decomposed into component signals using ICA analysis, a component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of a tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought. From a sequence of short-time spectra of the information signal and from the profile spectra determined, an amplitude envelope is calculated for each profile spectrum to indicate how a tone source profile spectrum changes over time. The profile spectra and all the amplitude envelopes associated therewith provide a description of the information signal which may be evaluated further, for example for transcription purposes in the case of a music signal.
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24 Claims
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1. A device for analyzing an information signal, comprising:
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an extractor for extracting significant short-time spectra or significant short-time spectra derived from short-time spectra of the information signal, from the information signal, the extractor being configured to extract such short-time spectra which come closer to a specific characteristic than other short-time spectra of the information signal; a decomposer for decomposing the extracted short-time spectra into component signal spectra, a component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of a tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought for, and another component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of another tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought, wherein the decomposer is configured to add the extracted short-time spectra in a weighted manner so as to obtain a reduced number of short-time spectra extracted; and a calculator for calculating an amplitude envelope for the tone sources, an amplitude envelope for a tone source indicating how a profile spectrum of the tone source changes over time, using the profile spectra and a sequence of short-time spectra representing the information signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for analyzing an information signal, comprising:
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extracting significant short-time spectra or significant short-time spectra derived from short-time spectra of the information signal, from the information signal, the short-time spectra extracted being such short-time spectra which come closer to a specific characteristic than other short-time spectra of the information signal; decomposing the extracted short-time spectra into component signal spectra, a component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of a tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought for, and another component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of another tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought, wherein the decomposing includes adding the extracted short-time spectra in a weighted manner so as to obtain a reduced number of short-time spectra extracted; and calculating an amplitude envelope for the tone sources, an amplitude envelope for a tone source indicating how a profile spectrum of the tone source changes over time, using the profile spectra and a sequence of short-time spectra representing the information signal.
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24. A tangible computer storage medium having stored thereon a computer program having a program code for performing a method for analyzing an information signal, which when executed by a computer, results in the computer performing the method comprising:
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extracting significant short-time spectra or significant short-time spectra derived from short-time spectra of the information signal, from the information signal, the short-time spectra extracted being such short-time spectra which come closer to a specific characteristic than other short-time spectra of the information signal; decomposing the extracted short-time spectra into component signal spectra, a component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of a tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought for, and another component signal spectrum representing a profile spectrum of another tone source which generates a tone corresponding to the characteristic sought, wherein the decomposing includes adding the extracted short-time spectra in a weighted manner so as to obtain a reduced number of short-time spectra extracted; and calculating an amplitude envelope for the tone sources, an amplitude envelope for a tone source indicating how a profile spectrum of the tone source changes over time, using the profile spectra and a sequence of short-time spectra representing the information signal, when the computer program runs on a computer.
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