Apparatus for generating a multi-channel audio signal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8781133
APP PUB NO 20110261967A1
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13155477

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An apparatus for generating a multi-channel audio signal based on an input audio signal comprises a main signal upmixer, a section selector, a section signal upmixer and a combiner. The main signal upmixer is configured to provide a main multi-channel audio signal based on the input audio signal. The section selector is configured to select or not select a section of the input audio signal based on an analysis of the input audio signal. The selected section of the input audio signal, a processed selected section of the input audio signal or a reference signal associated with the selected section of the input audio signal is provided as section signal. The section signal upmixer is configured to provide a section upmix signal based on the section signal, and the combiner is configured to overlay the main multi-channel audio signal and the section upmix signal to obtain the multi-channel audio signal.

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FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E VHANSASTRASSE 27C MUENCHEN 80686

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Hellmuth, Oliver Erlangen, DE 80 1882
Ridderbusch, Falko Nuremberg, DE 30 359
Stoecklmeier, Christian Erlangen, DE 4 21
Walther, Andreas Crissier, CH 49 347

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