Codec conditioning system and method

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APP PUB NO 20070239295A1
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11710070

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An audio processing application is provided which utilizes an audio codec encode/decode simulation system and a psychoacoustic model to estimate audible quantization noise that may occur during lossy audio compression. Mask-to-noise ratio values are computed for a plurality of frequency bands and are used to intelligently process an audio signal specifically for a given audio codec. In one exemplary embodiment, the mask-to-noise ratio values are used to reduce the extent of perceived artifacts for lossy compression, such as by modifying the energy and/or coherence of frequency bands in which quantization noise is estimated to exceed the masking threshold.

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DTS INC5220 LAS VIRGENES ROAD CALABASAS CA 91302

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Reams, Robert W Mill Creek, WA 20 265
Thompson, Jeffrey K Bothell, WA 14 264
Warner, Aaron Seattle, WA 16 323

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