Apparatus and method for encoding and decoding of integrated speech and audio utilizing a band expander with a spectral band replication to output the audio or speech to a frequency domain encoder or an LPC encoder
First Claim
1. A method for integrally encoding a speech signal and an audio signal, executed by a computer, the method comprising:
- analyzing a characteristic of an input signal whether the input signal is an audio characteristic signal or a speech characteristic signal;
applying a Spectral Band Replication (SBR) to the input signal;
generating information for expanding the input signal;
encoding the input signal applied to the SBR based on the characteristic of the input signal;
generating a bitstream using an encoding result,wherein the encoding of the input signal is performed by one ofencoding a core band of the input signal using a time-domain encoding module, when the input signal is the speech characteristic signal andencoding the core band of the input signal using a transform encoding module, when the input signal is the audio characteristic signal,wherein the core band is a frequency band of the input signal which is not expanded in the input signal, andwherein an output of the SBR with respect to the input signal is transmitted to the time-domain encoding module or the transform encoding module according to the characteristic of the input signal being the audio characteristic signal or the speech characteristic signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal. The encoding apparatus may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a first conversion encoder to convert the input signal to a frequency domain signal, and to encode the input signal when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; a Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) encoder to perform LPC encoding of the input signal when the input signal is a speech characteristic signal; a frequency band expander with the spectral band replication (SBR) standard for expanding the frequency band of the input signal whose output is transmitted to either the first conversion encoder or the LPC encoder based on the input characteristic; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream using an output signal of the first conversion encoder and an output signal of the LPC encoder.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for integrally encoding a speech signal and an audio signal, executed by a computer, the method comprising:
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analyzing a characteristic of an input signal whether the input signal is an audio characteristic signal or a speech characteristic signal; applying a Spectral Band Replication (SBR) to the input signal; generating information for expanding the input signal; encoding the input signal applied to the SBR based on the characteristic of the input signal; generating a bitstream using an encoding result, wherein the encoding of the input signal is performed by one of encoding a core band of the input signal using a time-domain encoding module, when the input signal is the speech characteristic signal and encoding the core band of the input signal using a transform encoding module, when the input signal is the audio characteristic signal, wherein the core band is a frequency band of the input signal which is not expanded in the input signal, and wherein an output of the SBR with respect to the input signal is transmitted to the time-domain encoding module or the transform encoding module according to the characteristic of the input signal being the audio characteristic signal or the speech characteristic signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A decoding method for integrally decoding a speech signal and an audio signal, executed by a computer, the method comprising:
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determining whether a characteristic of an encoded input signal included in a bitstream is an audio characteristic signal or a speech characteristic signal; decoding the encoded input signal based on the characteristic of the encoded input signal; and wherein the decoding of the input signal is performed by one of decoding a core band of the input signal based on a time-domain decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the speech characteristic signal, and decoding the core band of the input signal based on a transform decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the audio characteristic signal, wherein the core band is a frequency band of the encoded input signal which is not to be expanded, and wherein the encoded input signal is transmitted to the time-domain decoding module or the transform decoding module according to the characteristic of the encoded input signal being the audio characteristic signal or the speech characteristic signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A decoding apparatus for integrally decoding a speech signal and an audio signal, executed by a computer, the apparatus comprising a processor:
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wherein the processor configured to; determine whether a characteristic of an encoded input signal included in a bitstream is an audio characteristic signal or a speech characteristic signal; decode the encoded input signal based on the characteristic of the encoded input signal, wherein the decoding of the input signal is performed by one of decoding a core band of the input signal based on a time-domain decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the speech characteristic signal and decoding the core band of the input signal based on a transform decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the audio characteristic signal, and wherein the core band is a frequency band of the encoded input signal which is not to be expanded, and wherein the encoded input signal is transmitted to the time-domain decoding module or the transform decoding module according to the characteristic of the encoded input signal being the audio characteristic signal or the speech characteristic signal.
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9. A decoding method for integrally decoding a speech signal and an audio signal, executed by a computer, the method comprising:
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determining whether a characteristic of an encoded input signal included in a bitstream is an audio characteristic signal or a speech characteristic signal; and decoding the encoded input signal based on the characteristic of the encoded input signal, wherein the decoding of the input signal is performed by one of decoding a core band of the input signal based on a time-domain decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the speech characteristic signal, and decoding the core band of the input signal based on a transform decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the audio characteristic signal, and wherein the core band is a frequency band of the encoded input signal which is not to be expanded, and wherein the encoded input signal is transmitted to the time-domain decoding module or the transform decoding module according to the characteristic of the encoded input signal being the audio characteristic signal or the speech characteristic signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A decoding apparatus for integrally decoding a speech signal and an audio signal, executed by a computer, the apparatus comprising a processor:
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wherein the processor configured to; determine whether a characteristic of an encoded input signal included in a bitstream is an audio characteristic signal or a speech characteristic signal; decode the encoded input signal based on the characteristic of the encoded input signal, wherein the decoding of the input signal is performed by one of decoding a core band of the input signal based on a time-domain decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the speech characteristic signal and decoding the core band of the input signal based on a transform decoding module, when the encoded input signal is the audio characteristic signal, and wherein the code band is a frequency band of the encoded input signal which is not be expanded, wherein the encoded input signal is transmitted to the time-domain decoding module or the transform decoding module according to the characteristic of the encoded input signal being the audio characteristic signal or the speech characteristic signal.
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