Method and apparatus for coding or decoding wideband speech

• US 7,788,105 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2005
• Issued: 08/31/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Miseki, Kimio
• Primary Examiner(s): Wozniak; James S
• Application Number:
  US11/240,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20060020450A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,793 Days
• Field of Search: 704/201, 704219-220, 704/221, 704/223, 704/229, 704/500
• US Class Current: 704/500
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/18 Vocoders using multiple modes

Abstract

A wideband speech coding method comprising identifying whether an input speech signal is a narrowband signal or a wideband signal, and coding the input speech signal by controlling a predetermined parameter of a wideband speech coding process based on the identification result.

Claims

1. A wideband speech coding apparatus comprising:

a first unit to identify whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generate a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second unit to produce coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third unit to convert a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output converted narrowband speech signal, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth unit to receive the wideband/narrowband information from the first unit and produce coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third unit, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying a number of pulses regarding a pulse position candidate setting section or a noise codebook searching section of the first wideband speech coding for narrowband based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth unit to output a result of coding of one of the second unit and the fourth unit.

2. A wideband speech coding method comprising:

a first process of identifying whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generating a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second process of producing coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third process of converting a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output converted narrowband speech signal, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth process of receiving the wideband/narrowband information generated from the first process and producing coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third process, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying a number of pulses regarding a pulse position candidate setting section or a noise codebook searching section of the first wideband speech coding for narrowband based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth process of outputting a result of coding by one of the second process and the fourth process.

3. A wideband speech coding apparatus comprising:

a first unit to identify whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generate a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second unit to produce coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third unit to convert a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output converted narrowband speech signal, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth unit to receive the wideband/narrowband information from the first unit and produce coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third unit, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying contents of the first wideband speech coding process using a parameter for narrowband for performing wideband speech coding based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth unit to output a result of coding of one of the second unit and the fourth unit.

4. A wideband speech coding method comprising:

a first process of identifying whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generating a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second process of producing coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third process of converting a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output converted narrowband speech signal, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth process of receiving the wideband/narrowband information from the first process and producing coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third process, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying contents of the first wideband speech coding process using a parameter for narrowband for performing wideband speech coding based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth process of outputting a result of coding by one of the second process and the fourth process.

5. A wideband speech coding apparatus comprising:

a first unit to identify whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generate a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second unit to produce coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third unit to convert a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output converted narrowband speech signal, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth unit to receive the wideband/narrowband information from the first unit and produce coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third unit, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying a parameter for use in a speech code searching process of the first wideband speech coding for narrowband based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth unit to output a result of coding of one of the second unit and the fourth unit.

6. A wideband speech coding method comprising:

a first process of identifying whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generating a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second process of producing coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third process of converting a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output converted narrowband speech signal, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth process of receiving the wideband/narrowband information from the first process and producing coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third process, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying a parameter for use in a speech code searching process of the first wideband speech coding for narrowband based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth process of outputting a result of coding by one of the second process and the fourth process.

7. A wideband speech coding apparatus comprising:

a first unit to identify whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generate a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second unit to produce coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third unit to convert, without expanding bandwidth, a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output the input speech signal whose sampling rate is converted, when the first unit identifies that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth unit to receive the wideband/narrowband information from the first unit and produce coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third unit, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying a spectrum parameter coding section of the first wideband speech coding for narrowband based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth unit to output a result of coding of one of the second unit and the fourth unit.

8. A wideband speech coding method comprising:

a first process of identifying whether an input speech signal is a wideband speech signal or a narrowband speech signal and generating a wideband/narrowband information indicating whether the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal or the narrowband speech signal;

a second process of producing coded data by performing a first wideband speech coding, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the wideband speech signal;

a third process of converting, without expanding bandwidth, a sampling rate of the input speech signal so as to be adapted to a sampling rate corresponding to the first wideband speech coding and output the input speech signal whose sampling rate is converted, when it is identified that the input speech signal is the narrowband speech signal;

a fourth process of receiving the wideband/narrowband information from the first process and producing coded data by subjecting the input speech signal, whose sampling rate is converted by the third process, to a second wideband speech coding, which is obtained by modifying a spectrum parameter coding section of the first wideband speech coding for narrowband based on the received wideband/narrowband information; and

a fifth process of outputting a result of coding of one of the second process and the fourth process.