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G10L 19/12 (2006.01) G10L 19/00 (2006.01) G10L 19/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2327405
A method (and apparatus) for coding an audio signal, the method comprising the steps of partitioning the audio signal into a sequence of successive frames; calculating one or more noise thresholds for each of a plurality of frames in the sequence, each noise threshold for a particular one of the frames corresponding to a different perceptual coding quality for the particular frame; estimating a bit demand for each of a corresponding one or more perceptual coding qualities for each frame, wherein each estimated bit demand comprises a number of bits which would be used to code a given frame at the corresponding perceptual coding quality; selecting one of the perceptual coding qualities for the coding of a particular frame based upon the estimated bit demand for the perceptual coding quality for the particular frame, and further based on one or more bit demands estimated for one or more other frames; and coding the particular frame based on the noise threshold corresponding to the selected perceptual coding quality for the particular frame. In particular, and in accordance with one illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the average bit demand for coding each of a plurality of frames at each of a plurality of different perceptual coding qualities is advantageously estimated, and based on these estimates, each frame is coded so as to maintain a relatively consistent perceptual coding quality from one frame to the next.
Kirby Eades Gale Baker
Lucent Technologies Inc.
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