Removing time delays in signal paths
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1. A method of decoding an audio signal, comprising:
- receiving, in a computer-readable medium selected from the group consisting of a non-volatile computer-readable medium, a volatile computer-readable medium, and combinations thereof, an audio signal including a downmix signal of a time domain and spatial information, the spatial information being delayed within the audio signal according to a first scheme;
converting, by a processor, the downmix signal of the time domain according to a second scheme;
delaying, by a processor, the downmix signal converted according to the second scheme by an amount of time substantially equal to a difference between an amount of delay of the spatial information within the audio signal and an elapsed time of converting the downmix signal of the time domain according to the second scheme;
combining, by a processor, the delayed downmix signal with the spatial information;
generating, by a processor, an output audio signal using the downmix signal and the spatial information, the output audio signal including at least two channel signals; and
outputting the output audio signal through an output unit.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for compensating one or more signals and/or one or more parameters for time delays in one or more signal processing paths.
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1. A method of decoding an audio signal, comprising:
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receiving, in a computer-readable medium selected from the group consisting of a non-volatile computer-readable medium, a volatile computer-readable medium, and combinations thereof, an audio signal including a downmix signal of a time domain and spatial information, the spatial information being delayed within the audio signal according to a first scheme; converting, by a processor, the downmix signal of the time domain according to a second scheme; delaying, by a processor, the downmix signal converted according to the second scheme by an amount of time substantially equal to a difference between an amount of delay of the spatial information within the audio signal and an elapsed time of converting the downmix signal of the time domain according to the second scheme; combining, by a processor, the delayed downmix signal with the spatial information; generating, by a processor, an output audio signal using the downmix signal and the spatial information, the output audio signal including at least two channel signals; and outputting the output audio signal through an output unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon, the computer-readable medium selected from the group consisting of a non-volatile computer-readable medium, a volatile computer-readable medium, and combinations thereof, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to perform the operations of; receiving an audio signal including a downmix signal of a time domain and spatial information, the spatial information being delayed within the audio signal according to a first scheme; converting the downmix signal of the time domain according to a second scheme; delaying the downmix signal converted according to the second scheme by an amount of time substantially equal to a difference between an amount of delay of the spatial information within the audio signal and an elapsed time of converting the downmix signal of the time domain according to the second scheme; combining the delayed downmix signal with the spatial information; generating an output audio signal using the combined downmix signal and spatial information, the output audio signal including at least two channel signals; and outputting the output audio signal through an output unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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means for receiving, in a computer-readable medium, an audio signal including a downmix signal of a time domain and spatial information the spatial information being delayed within the audio signal according to a first scheme, the computer-readable medium selected from the group consisting of a non-volatile computer-readable medium, a volatile computer-readable medium, and combinations thereof; means for converting the downmix signal of the time domain according to a second scheme; means for delaying the downmix signal converted according to the second scheme by an amount of time substantially equal to a difference between an amount of delay of the spatial information within the audio signal and an elapsed time of converting the downmix signal of the time domain according to the second scheme; means for combining the delayed downmix signal with the spatial information; means for generating an output audio signal using the downmix signal and the spatial information the output audio signal including at least two channel signals; and means for outputting the output audio signal.
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