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G10L 19/02 (2006.01) G10L 19/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2171009

The present invention provides a method by which to reduce the probality of coding low energy unvoiced speech as background noise. An encoding rate is determined by dividing the input signal into subbands using digital subband filters (4) and (6) and comparing the energy in those bands to a set of thresholds in subband rate decision elements (12) and (14) and then examining those comparisons in an encoding rate selector (16). By this method, unvoiced speech can be distinguished from background noise. The present invention, also, provides a means for setting the threshold levels using the signal to noise ratio of the input signal, and the present invention provides a method for coding music through a variable rate vocoder by examining the periodicity of the input signal to distinguish the music from background noise.

Procédé qui permet de réduire la probabilité de coder des sons non vocaux à faible énergie en tant que bruit de fond. Un taux de codage est déterminé par la division du signal d'entrée en sous-bandes à l'aide de filtres (4, 6) de sous-bandes numériques et par la comparaison de l'énergie de ces bandes à une série de seuils dans des éléments (12, 14) de décision de taux de sous-bande, puis par l'examen de ces comparaisons dans un sélectionneur (16) de taux de codage. Ce procédé permet de distinguer les sons non vocaux du bruit de fond. La présente invention concerne également un moyen de fixer les niveaux de seuil à l'aide du rapport signal/bruit du signal d'entrée, ainsi qu'un procédé de codage de musique par un vocodeur à taux variable constituant à examiner la périodicité du signal d'entrée pour distinguer la musique du bruit de fond.

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