Processing audio signal to produce enhanced audio signal

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PATENT NO 9871497
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14609822

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A signal processing apparatus includes a transform unit configured to orthogonally transform an audio signal; an analysis unit configured to analyze the audio signal orthogonally transformed by the transform unit and estimate a very high frequency stationary signal component; and a signal processing unit configured to perform signal processing to reduce the very high frequency stationary signal component estimated by the analysis of the analysis unit with respect to the audio signal.

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Asada, Kohei Kanagawa, JP 223 2732
Ookuri, Kazunobu Kanagawa, JP 16 46
Tsuchiya, Shinpei Kanagawa, JP 23 106
Yamabe, Yushi Tokyo, JP 21 74

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