Reconstruction of audio channels with direction parameters indicating direction of origin
First Claim
1. A method for reconstructing an audio signal to obtain a reconstructed audio signal, the method comprising:
- receiving the audio signal, the audio signal comprising at least one audio channel and a first associated direction parameter indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position,wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band;
selecting, by a selector, a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and
modifying, by a modifier, the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin,wherein at least one of the selector and the modifier comprises a hardware implementation.
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Abstract
An audio signal having at least one audio channel and associated direction parameters indicating a direction of origin of a portion of the audio channel with respect to a recording position is reconstructed to derive a reconstructed audio signal. A desired direction of origin with respect to the recording position is selected. The portion of the audio channel is modified for deriving a reconstructed portion of the reconstructed audio signal, wherein the modifying includes increasing an intensity of the portion of the audio channel having direction parameters indicating a direction of origin close to the desired direction of origin with respect to another portion of the audio channel having direction parameters indicating a direction of origin further away from the desired direction of origin.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for reconstructing an audio signal to obtain a reconstructed audio signal, the method comprising:
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receiving the audio signal, the audio signal comprising at least one audio channel and a first associated direction parameter indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position, wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band; selecting, by a selector, a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and modifying, by a modifier, the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin, wherein at least one of the selector and the modifier comprises a hardware implementation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for enhancing a directional perception of an audio signal, the method comprising:
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deriving, by a signal generator, at least one audio channel and a first associated direction parameter indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position, and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position, wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band; selecting, by a selector, a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and modifying, by a modifier, the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin, wherein at least one of the signal generator, the selector and the modifier comprises a hardware implementation.
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14. An audio decoder apparatus for reconstructing an audio signal to obtain a reconstructed audio signal, comprising:
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an input adapted to receive the audio signal, the audio signal comprising at least one audio channel and a first associated direction parameter indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position, and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position, wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band; a direction selector adapted to select a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and an audio portion modifier configured for modifying the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin, wherein at least one of the input, the direction selector and the audio portion modifier comprises a hardware implementation.
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15. An audio encoder apparatus for enhancing a directional perception of an audio signal, the audio encoder comprising:
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a signal generator adapted to derive at least one audio channel and a first associated direction parameter indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position, and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position, wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band; a direction selector adapted to select a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and a signal modifier configured for modifying the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin, wherein at least one of the signal generator, the direction selector and the signal modifier comprises a hardware implementation.
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16. A system for enhancement of a reconstructed audio signal, the system comprising:
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an audio encoder adapted to derive an audio signal comprising at least one audio channel and a first associated direction parameter indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position, and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position, wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band; a direction selector adapted to select a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and an audio decoder comprising an audio portion modifier configured for modifying the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin, wherein at least one of the audio encoder, the direction selector, the audio decoder, and the audio portion modifier comprises a hardware implementation.
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17. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for, when running on a computer, implementing a method for reconstructing an audio signal to obtain a reconstructed audio signal, the method comprising:
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receiving the audio signal, the audio signal comprising at least one audio channel and a first associated direction parameter indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position, and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position, wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band; selecting a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and modifying the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin.
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18. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for, when running on a computer, implementing a method for enhancing a directional perception of an audio signal, the method comprising:
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deriving at least one audio channel and associated direction parameters indicating a first direction of origin of a first portion in a first frequency band of a frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to a recording position, and a second associated direction parameter indicating a second direction of origin of a second portion in a second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel with respect to the recording position, wherein the first associated direction parameter is different from the second associated direction parameter, wherein the first direction of origin is different from the second direction of origin, and wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band; selecting a set direction of origin with respect to the recording position to obtain a selected set direction of origin; and modifying the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel and the second portion in the second frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel for deriving a reconstructed portion in the first frequency band and the second frequency band of the reconstructed audio signal for the frame of the at least one audio channel, wherein the modifying comprises increasing an intensity of the first portion in the first frequency band of the frame of the at least one audio channel, when the first direction parameter associated with the first frequency band of the first portion of the at least one audio channel indicates the first direction of origin close to the selected set direction of origin with respect to the second frequency band of the second portion of the frame of the at least one audio channel for which the second associated direction parameter indicates the second direction of origin further away from the selected set direction of origin.
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