Signal processing using pilot based coding
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1. A method for processing a signal using pilot based coding, the method comprising:
- receiving, by an audio coding apparatus, a downmix signal and spatial information;
extracting a pilot reference value and one or more pilot difference values from the spatial information;
obtaining one or more data elements of a current group included in a current frame using the pilot reference value and the pilot difference values, without using data elements of another frame; and
generating a multi-channel signal by applying the data elements of the current group to the downmix signal,wherein;
the pilot reference value is dependent on each of the data elements of the current group and is not dependent on the data elements of another frame,a quantity of the pilot difference values is equal to a quantity of the data elements of the current group,the pilot reference value is a single value which applies to all of the data elements of the current group,each pilot difference value corresponds to each data element of the current group, andthe data elements comprise at least one of a channel level difference, an interchannel coherence and a channel prediction coefficient.
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing a signal and method thereof are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding are performed with interconnection, and grouping is used to enhance coding efficiency. The present invention includes the steps of obtaining a pilot reference value corresponding to a plurality of data and a pilot difference value corresponding to the pilot reference value and obtaining the data using the pilot reference value and the pilot difference value.
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1. A method for processing a signal using pilot based coding, the method comprising:
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receiving, by an audio coding apparatus, a downmix signal and spatial information; extracting a pilot reference value and one or more pilot difference values from the spatial information; obtaining one or more data elements of a current group included in a current frame using the pilot reference value and the pilot difference values, without using data elements of another frame; and generating a multi-channel signal by applying the data elements of the current group to the downmix signal, wherein; the pilot reference value is dependent on each of the data elements of the current group and is not dependent on the data elements of another frame, a quantity of the pilot difference values is equal to a quantity of the data elements of the current group, the pilot reference value is a single value which applies to all of the data elements of the current group, each pilot difference value corresponds to each data element of the current group, and the data elements comprise at least one of a channel level difference, an interchannel coherence and a channel prediction coefficient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for processing a signal using pilot based coding, the method comprising:
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generating, by an audio coding apparatus, one or more data elements of a current group included in a current frame and a downmix signal by downmixing a multi-channel signal; generating one or more pilot difference values using a pilot reference value and the data elements of the current group, without using data elements of another frame; and transferring spatial information including the pilot difference values, wherein; the pilot reference value is dependent on each of the data elements of the current group and is not dependent on the data elements of another frame, a quantity of the pilot difference values is equal to a quantity of the data elements of the current group, the pilot reference value is a single value which applies to all of the data elements of the current group, each pilot difference value corresponds to each data element of the current group, and, the data elements comprise at least one of a channel level difference, an interchannel coherence and a channel prediction coefficient.
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6. An apparatus for processing a signal using pilot based coding, the apparatus comprising:
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a channel downmixing part generating a downmix signal by downmixing a multi-channel signal; a value generating part generating one or more pilot difference values using a pilot reference value and the data elements of the current group, without using data elements of another frame; and an outputting part transferring spatial information including the pilot difference values, wherein; the pilot reference value is dependent on each of the data elements of the current group and is not dependent on the data elements of the other frame, a quantity of the pilot difference values is equal to a quantity of the data elements of the current group, the pilot reference value is a single value which applies to all of the data elements of the current group, each pilot difference value corresponds to each data element of the current group, and the data elements comprise at least one of a channel level difference, an interchannel coherence and a channel prediction coefficient.
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7. An apparatus for processing a signal using pilot based coding, the apparatus comprising:
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a demultiplexing part receiving a downmix signal and spatial information; a value obtaining part extracting a pilot reference value and one or more pilot difference values from the spatial information; a data obtaining part obtaining one or more data elements of a current group included in a current frame using the pilot reference value and the pilot difference values, without using data elements of another frame; and a multi-channel signal generation part generating a multi-channel signal by applying the data elements of the current group to the downmix signal, wherein; the pilot reference value is dependent on each of the data elements of the current group and is not dependent on the data elements of the other frame, a quantity of the pilot difference values is equal to a quantity of the data elements of the current group, the pilot reference value is a single value which applies to all of the data elements of the current group, each pilot difference value corresponds to each data element of the current group, and the data elements comprise at least one of a channel level difference, an interchannel coherence and a channel prediction coefficient. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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