Energy envelope perceptual correction for high band coding

• US 8,560,330 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2011
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Incorporated (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Incorporated (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Gao, Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): ALBERTALLI, BRIAN LOUIS
• Application Number:
  US13/185,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016668A1
• Time in Patent Office: 819 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 704/501
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/04 using predictive techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/038 using band spreading techniques

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, A method of encoding an audio bitstream at an encoder includes encoding an original low band signal at the encoder by using a closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach to obtain a coded low band signal, encoding an original high band signal at the encoder by using an open loop energy matching approach to obtain coded high band energy envelopes, comparing an energy of the coded low band signal with an energy of a corresponding original low band signal for a subframe, and generating an indication flag that indicates whether an energy envelope perceptual correction is needed for the subframe based on comparing the energy.

Claims

1. A method of encoding an audio bitstream at an encoder, the method comprising:

encoding an original low band signal at the encoder by using a closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach to obtain a coded low band signal;

encoding an original high band signal at the encoder by using an open loop energy matching approach to obtain coded high band energy envelopes;

comparing an energy of the coded low band signal with an energy of a corresponding original low band signal for a subframe;

generating an indication flag that indicates whether an energy envelope perceptual correction is needed for the subframe based on comparing the energy; and

electronically transmitting the coded low band signal, the coded high band energy envelopes, and the indication flag.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the original low band signal comprises original low band frequency coefficients;

the original high band signal comprises original high band frequency coefficients; and

the coded low band signal comprises coded low band frequency coefficients.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising using filter-bank analysis to transform an input audio signal into the original low band frequency coefficients and the original high band frequency coefficients.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the indication flag comprises determining if an average energy of the coded low band signal is lower than an average energy of the corresponding original low band signal within the subframe.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the indication flag comprises determining if a maximum energy of the coded low band signal is lower than a maximum energy of the corresponding original low band signal within the subframe.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising dividing a speech/audio frame into a plurality of subframes.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach comprises using Code-Excited Linear Prediction (CELP) techniques.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the open loop energy matching approach comprises using Bandwidth Extension (BWE) or Spectral Band Replication (SBR) techniques.

9. A method of decoding an encoded audio bitstream at a decoder, the method comprising:

electronically receiving the encoded audio bitstream, the encoded audio bitstream comprising a coded low band signal, coded high band energy envelopes, and an indication flag;

performing an energy envelope perceptual correction by reducing amplitudes of the coded high band energy envelopes if the indication flag is in a true state;

generating a high band signal by applying the coded high band energy envelopes after performing the energy envelope perceptual correction; and

forming an output speech/audio signal from the coded low band signal and the generated high band signal.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the coded low band signal, coded high band energy envelopes, and an indication flag are received within a subframe; and

reducing the amplitude is performed if the indication flag is in the true state within the subframe.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the coded low band signal comprises coded low band frequency coefficients; and

the generated high band signal comprises generated high band frequency coefficients.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein forming the output speech/audio signal comprises using Filter-Bank synthesis to inverse-transform the coded low band frequency coefficients and the generated high band frequency coefficients into the time domain.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein reducing the amplitude of the coded high band energy envelopes comprises multiplying a gain factor, which is smaller than 1, with the coded high band energy envelopes.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein reducing the amplitude of the coded high band energy envelopes comprises multiplying a gain factor, which is smaller than 1, with the generated high band signal.

15. A method of encoding an audio bitstream at an encoder, the method comprising:

encoding an original low band signal at the encoder by using a closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach to obtain a coded low band signal;

encoding an original high band signal at the encoder by using an open loop energy matching approach to obtain coded high band energy envelopes;

comparing an energy of the coded low band signal with an energy of a corresponding original low band signal;

generating an indication flag that indicates whether an energy envelope perceptual correction is needed based on comparing the energy;

calculating high band energy envelopes of the original high band signal at the encoder;

applying energy envelope perceptual correction by reducing amplitudes of the high band energy envelopes if the indication flag is true;

encoding the high band energy envelopes after applying the energy envelope perceptual correction at the encoder by using an open loop energy matching to obtain coded high band energy envelopes; and

electronically transmitting the coded low band signal, and the coded high band energy envelopes.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the original low band signal comprises original low band frequency coefficients;

the original high band signal comprises original high band frequency coefficients; and

the coded low band signal comprises coded low band frequency coefficients.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising using filter-bank analysis to transform an input audio signal into the original low band frequency coefficients and the original high band frequency coefficients.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein generating the indication flag comprises determining if an average energy of the coded low band signal is lower than an average energy of the corresponding original low band signal.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein generating the indication flag comprises determining if a maximum energy of the coded low band signal is lower than a maximum energy of the corresponding original low band signal.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach comprises using Code-Excited Linear Prediction (CELP) techniques; and

the open loop energy matching approach comprises using Bandwidth Extension (BWE) or Spectral Band Replication (SBR) techniques.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein reducing the amplitude of the high band energy envelopes comprises multiplying a gain factor, which is smaller than 1, with the high band energy envelopes.

22. A system for encoding an audio signal, the system comprising:

a low band encoder configured to encode an original low band signal using a closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach to obtain a coded low band signal;

a high band encoder configured to encode an original high band signal using an open loop energy matching approach to obtain coded high band energy envelopes;

an energy comparison block configured to

compare an energy of the coded low band signal with an energy of a corresponding original low band signal for a subframe, and

generate an indication flag to indicate whether an energy envelope perceptual correction is needed for the subframe based on comparing the energy; and

an interface block configured to transmit the coded low band signal, the coded high band energy envelopes, and the indication flag.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein:

the original low band signal comprises original low band frequency coefficients;

the original high band signal comprises original high band frequency coefficients;

the coded low band signal comprises coded low band frequency coefficients; and

the system further comprises a filter bank analysis block configured to transform an input audio signal into the original low band frequency coefficients and the original high band frequency coefficients.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the energy comparison block is configured to determine if an average energy of the coded low band signal is lower than an average energy of the corresponding original low band signal within the subframe.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the energy comparison block is configured to determine if a maximum energy of the coded low band signal is lower than a maximum energy of the corresponding original low band signal within the subframe.

26. A system for encoding an audio signal, the system comprising:

a low band encoder configured to encode an original low band signal using a closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach to obtain a coded low band signal;

a high band encoder configured to encode an original high band signal using an open loop energy matching approach to obtain coded high band energy envelopes;

an energy comparison block configured to

compare an energy of the coded low band signal with an energy of a corresponding original low band signal for a subframe, and

generate an indication flag that indicates whether an energy envelope perceptual correction is needed for the subframe based on comparing the energy;

a correction block configured to reduce amplitudes of the high band energy envelopes if the indication flag is true;

a high band energy envelope encoder configured to encode the high band energy envelopes after applying the energy envelope perceptual correction at the encoder by using an open loop energy matching to obtain coded high band energy envelopes; and

an interface block configured to transmit the coded low band signal, and the coded high band energy envelopes.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the energy comparison block is configured to determine if an average energy of the coded low band signal is lower than an average energy of the corresponding original low band signal within the subframe.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the energy comparison block is configured to determine if a maximum energy of the coded low band signal is lower than a maximum energy of the corresponding original low band signal within the subframe.

29. The system of claim 26, wherein the correction block is configured to reduce the amplitude of the high band energy envelopes by multiplying a gain factor, which is smaller than 1, with the high band energy envelopes.

30. A system for decoding an encoded audio bitstream, the system comprising:

a receiver for receiving an encoded bitstream comprising a coded low band signal, coded high band energy envelopes, and an indication flag;

a perceptual correction block configured to reduce amplitudes of the coded high band energy envelopes to form corrected coded high band energy envelopes if the indication flag is in a true state;

a high band signal generator coupled to the perceptual correction block, the high band signal generator configured to apply the high band energy envelopes to form a generated high band signal; and

a filter bank synthesis block configured to form an output speech/audio signal from the coded low band signal and the generated high band signal.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the perceptual correction block is configured to reduce the amplitude of the coded high band energy envelopes by multiplying a gain factor, which is smaller than 1, with the coded high band energy envelopes.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein the perceptual correction block is configured to reduce the amplitude of the coded high band energy envelopes by multiplying a gain factor, which is smaller than 1, with the generated high band signal.

33. A non-transitory computer readable medium has an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform the steps of:

encoding an original low band signal using a closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach to obtain a coded low band signal;

encoding an original high band signal using an open loop energy matching approach to obtain coded high band energy envelopes;

comparing an energy of the coded low band signal with an energy of a corresponding original low band signal for a subframe;

generating an indication flag that indicates whether an energy envelope perceptual correction is needed for the subframe based on comparing the energy; and

transmitting the coded low band signal, the coded high band energy envelopes, and the indication flag.

34. A non-transitory computer readable medium has an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform the steps of:

encoding an original low band signal using a closed loop analysis-by-synthesis approach to obtain a coded low band signal;

encoding an original high band signal using an open loop energy matching approach to obtain coded high band energy envelopes;

comparing an energy of the coded low band signal with an energy of a corresponding original low band signal for a subframe;

generating an indication flag that indicates whether an energy envelope perceptual correction is needed for the subframe based on comparing the energy;

calculating high band energy envelopes of the original high band signal at the encoder;

applying energy envelope perceptual correction by reducing amplitudes of the high band energy envelopes if the indication flag is true;

encoding the high band energy envelopes after applying the energy envelope perceptual correction at the encoder by using an open loop energy matching to obtain coded high band energy envelopes; and

transmitting the coded low band signal, and the coded high band energy envelopes.