# US 2013/0156112 A1 · Decoding device, encoding device, decoding method, and encoding method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0156112 A1 - Document ID: US20130156112A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/614,085 - Filed: 2012-09-13 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-15 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Inventors: Masano Suzuki; Yohei Kishi; Miyuki Shirakawa; Shunsuke Takeuchi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130156112A1 ## CPC - G10L 21/038: using band spreading techniques - G10L 25/90: Pitch determination of speech signals - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract A decoding device to decode a main signal code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of an original signal and to output a lowband main signal for output of a main signal, includes: a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, decoding auxiliary information code obtained by encoding auxiliary information, the auxiliary information being for generating, from the lowband main signal, a highband main signal corresponding to high-frequency components of the original signal; decoding residual code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of a residual signal indicating error components produced by encoding of the original signal, and thereby output a lowband residual signal; generating a highband residual signal indicating high-frequency components of the residual signal, based on the lowband residual signal output by the residual decoder and the output auxiliary information; generating an output signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A decoding device to decode a main signal code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of an original signal and to output a lowband main signal for output of a main signal, comprising: a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, decoding auxiliary information code obtained by encoding auxiliary information, the auxiliary information being for generating, from the lowband main signal, a highband main signal corresponding to high-frequency components of the original signal; decoding residual code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of a residual signal indicating error components produced by encoding of the original signal, and thereby output a lowband residual signal; generating a highband residual signal indicating high-frequency components of the residual signal, based on the lowband residual signal output by the residual decoder and the output auxiliary information; generating an output signal based on the main signal, the lowband residual signal and the highband residual signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the generating the highband residual signal generates the highband residual signal by replicating a signal contained in a predetermined band of the lowband residual signal determined based on the auxiliary information, into a highband, and adjusting a level of the replicated signal based on a level of the lowband main signal and a level of the lowband residual signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein the generating the highband residual signal corrects a level of the generated highband residual signal such that the level of the highband residual signal is attenuated with increasing frequency. ### Claim 4 (depends on 4) The device according to claim 4, wherein the generating the highband residual signal generates the highband residual signal, when a pitch characteristic of at least any one of the lowband main signal, the highband main signal, the main signal, and the lowband residual signal is higher than a predetermined threshold value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device according to claim 4, wherein the generating the highband residual signal determines the pitch characteristic by calculating a maximum value of a frequency-base autocorrelation of at least any one of the lowband main signal, the highband main signal, the main signal, and the lowband residual signal. ### Claim 6 An encoding device comprising: a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, outputting main signal code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of an original signal, and auxiliary information code obtained by encoding auxiliary information for generating a highband main signal corresponding to high-frequency components of the original signal, from a lowband main signal obtained by decoding the main signal code; and outputting residual code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of a residual signal indicating error components produced by encoding of the original signal, the auxiliary information with the high-frequency components of the original signal usable to generate a highband residual signal from a lowband residual signal from the residual code. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the outputting the residual code determines a bandwidth of the low-frequency components of the residual signal to be encoded, based on a pitch characteristic of a main signal obtained by decoding the main signal code and the auxiliary information code outputted by the outputting the main signal. ### Claim 8 A decoding method comprising: decoding main signal code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of an original signal, and thereby outputting a lowband main signal; decoding auxiliary information code obtained by encoding auxiliary information for generating a highband main signal corresponding to high-frequency components of the original signal, from the lowband main signal, and thereby outputting the auxiliary information; decoding residual code obtained by encoding low-frequency components of a residual signal indicating error components produced by encoding of the original signal, and thereby output a lowband residual signal; generating, by a processor, the highband main signal based on the lowband main signal outputted by the outputting of the lowband main signal and the auxiliary information outputted by the outputting of the auxiliary information; generating a highband residual signal indicating high-frequency components of the residual signal, based on the lowband residual signal output by the outputting of the lowband residual signal and the auxiliary information outputted by the outputting of the auxiliary information; generating an output signal based on the lowband main signal, the highband main signal, the lowband residual signal and the highband residual signal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the generating of the highband residual signal includes generating the highband residual signal by replicating a signal contained in a predetermined band of the lowband residual signal determined based on the auxiliary information, into a highband, and adjusting a level of the replicated signal based on a level of the lowband main signal and a level of the lowband residual signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the generating of the highband residual signal includes correcting a level of the generated highband residual signal such that the level of the highband residual signal is attenuated with increasing frequency. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the generating of the highband residual signal includes generating the highband residual signal, when a pitch characteristic of at least any one of the lowband main signal, the highband main signal, the main signal, and the lowband residual signal is higher than a predetermined threshold value. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the generating of the highband residual signal includes determining the pitch characteristic by calculating a maximum value of a frequency-base autocorrelation of at least any one of the lowband main signal, the highband main signal, the main signal, and the lowband residual signal.