Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding scalable digital audio using direct audio channel data and indirect audio channel data

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9679572
APP PUB NO 20160071523A1
SERIAL NO

14786468

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Apparatuses and methods for encoding/decoding scalable digital audio are disclosed. An apparatus for decoding scalable digital audio according to the present invention includes: an audio packet reception unit configured to receive a digital audio packet, including a plurality of pieces of direct audio channel data mapped to respective physical channels and a plurality of pieces of indirect audio channel data indirectly mapped to respective physical channels; an indirect audio channel extraction unit configured to extract the digital audio packet from the pieces of indirect audio channel data; an indirect audio channel decoding unit configured to generate pieces of audio channel data corresponding to a number of physical channels more than the number of pieces of indirect audio channel data using the pieces of indirect audio channel data; and an audio channel output unit configured to match the pieces of audio channel data to the respective physical channels and perform output.

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THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK14 EUNHAENG-RO YEONGDEUNGPO-GU SEOUL 150-973

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Ihm, Jae-Yong Seoul, KR 2 7
Kim, Dong-Jun Seoul, KR 152 1152
Park, Seung-Min Seoul, KR 101 2923

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