At least one of intelligibility or loudness of an audio program

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9344825
APP PUB NO 20150215720A1
SERIAL NO

14167479

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A system for improving intelligibility or loudness of an audio program includes an encoder that receives signals of the audio program including at least one of left/front and right/front or left and right signals that include some anchor components of the audio program and to downmix the received signals to obtain left downmix and right downmix signals. The system includes a decoder that upmixes the left downmix and right downmix signals to obtain a center upmix signal that includes a majority of the anchor components including at least some anchor components that were included in the left/front and right/front signals or the left and right signals. The system also includes a system output that provides the center upmix signal to process at least one of the signals of the audio program based on the center upmix signal to improve intelligibility or loudness of the audio program.

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TLS CORP1241 SUPERIOR AVE E CLEVELAND OH 44114

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carroll, Timothy J Lancaster, US 28 579

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