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Audio decoding apparatus

  • US 20060080109A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2005
  • Published: 04/13/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An audio decoding apparatus which decodes compressed audio streams and outputs audio signals, said audio decoding apparatus comprising:

  • n audio decoders each operable to decode one of inputted n compressed audio streams and to output audio data, n being not less than two;

    n buffer memories each operable to temporarily hold the audio data outputted from one of said audio decoders;

    n audio output units each operable to convert one of the audio data into an audio signal and to output the audio signal; and

    an output control unit operable to read the audio data from said buffer memories and to transmit the audio data to corresponding audio output units, wherein the output control unit is operable to repeat the reading of the audio data from the n buffer memories and the transmission of the audio data to said corresponding audio output units in the same number of samples or in the number of samples for the same amount of transmission time.

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