Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribute from a media signal
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Jul 30, 2024
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Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribute from a media signal are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an audio characteristic extractor to determine a logarithmic spectrum of an audio signal; transform the logarithmic spectrum of the audio signal into a frequency domain to generate a transform output; determine a magnitude of the transform output; and determine a timbre attribute of the audio signal based on an inverse transform of the magnitude.
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THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US) LLC | 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 |
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- 283 Applications Filed
- 50 Patents Issued To-Date
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Rafii, Zafar | Berkeley, US | 48 | 206 |
# of filed Patents : 48 Total Citations : 206 |
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