# US 2013/0156200 A1 · Decoding device and decoding method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0156200 A1 - Document ID: US20130156200A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/669,590 - Filed: 2012-11-06 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Inventors: Yohei KISHI; Miyuki Shirakawa; Shunsuke Takeuchi; Masanao Suzuki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130156200A1 ## CPC - G10L 19/008: Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing - H04S 2420/03: Application of parametric coding in stereophonic audio systems - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING - H04S: STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS ## Abstract A decoding device includes a decoder configured to separate a first signal obtained by performing down-mix on original signals of a plurality of channels, a residual signal representing a component of a difference between the original signals and the first signal, and spatial information representing the relationship among the original signals of the plurality of channels from an input signal which is obtained by multiplexing the first signal, the residual signal, and the spatial information and decode the separated encoded first signal, the encoded residual signal, and the encoded spatial information; a decorrelation signal generation unit configured to generate a decorrelation signal as decorrelation of the first signal decoded by the decoder; a residual signal determination unit configured to determine whether a level of the residual signal decoded by the decoder is equal to or smaller than a predetermined residual threshold value; a second-signal generation unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A decoding device comprising: a decoder configured to separate a first signal obtained by performing down-mix on original signals of a plurality of channels, a residual signal representing a component of a difference between the original signals and the first signal, and spatial information representing the relationship among the original signals of the plurality of channels from an input signal which is obtained by multiplexing the first signal, the residual signal, and the spatial information and decode the separated encoded first signal, the encoded residual signal, and the encoded spatial information; a decorrelation signal generation unit configured to generate a decorrelation signal as decorrelation of the first signal decoded by the decoder; a residual signal determination unit configured to determine whether a level of the residual signal decoded by the decoder is equal to or smaller than a predetermined residual threshold value; a second-signal generation unit configured to generate a second signal corresponding to the decoded residual signal when the residual signal determination unit determines that the level of the residual signal is larger than the residual threshold value whereas generate a second signal by replacing the decoded residual signal by the decorrelation signal generated by the decorrelation signal generation unit when the residual signal determination unit determines that the level of the residual signal is equal to or smaller than the residual threshold value; and an output signal generation unit configured to generate an output signal by decoding the input signal in accordance with the first signal decoded by the decoder, the second signal generated by the second signal generation unit, and the spatial information decoded by the decoder. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The decoding device according to claim 1, further comprising: a replacement target determination unit configured to determine that the decoded residual signal corresponding to the decoded spatial information is a replacement target when a similarity degree among the original signals of the plurality of channels represented by the relationship represented by the spatial information decoded by the decoder is equal to or smaller than a predetermined similarity threshold value, wherein the second-signal generation unit generates a second signal corresponding to a signal obtained by replacing the residual signal by the decorrelation signal when the residual signal determination unit determines that the level of the residual signal is equal to or smaller than the residual threshold value and the replacement target determination unit determines that the residual signal is a replacement target. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The decoding device according to claim 1, wherein the second-signal generation unit generates a second signal by adding the decorrelation signal which is weighted in accordance with a level of the decoded residual signal and the decoded residual signal to each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The decoding device according to claim 3, wherein the second-signal generation unit equalizes, when the decoded first signal is divided into a plurality of frequency bands, weights of the frequency bands. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The decoding device according to claim 2, wherein, when the first signals of a plurality of channels are used, the decoding device includes a plurality of the replacement target determination units corresponding to the different channels and one of results of determinations performed by the replacement target determination units is used as the other results of the determinations performed by the other replacement target determination units. ### Claim 6 A decoding method comprising: separating a first signal obtained by performing down-mix on original signals of a plurality of channels, a residual signal representing a component of a difference between the original signals and the first signal, and spatial information representing the relationship among the original signals of the plurality of channels from an input signal which is obtained by multiplexing the first signal, the residual signal, and the spatial information and decoding the separated encoded first signal, the encoded residual signal, and the encoded spatial information; generating a decorrelation signal, by a computer processor, as decorrelation of the first signal decoded by the decoding; determining using the residual signal whether a level of the residual signal decoded by the decoding is equal to or smaller than a predetermined residual threshold value; generating a second signal corresponding to the decoded residual signal when the determining using the residual signal determines that the level of the residual signal is larger than the residual threshold value whereas generate a second signal by replacing the decoded residual signal by the decorrelation signal generated by the generating of the decorrelation signal when the determining using the residual signal determines that the level of the residual signal is equal to or smaller than the residual threshold value; and generating an output signal by decoding the input signal in accordance with the first signal decoded by the decoding, the second signal generated by the generating of the second signal, and the spatial information decoded by the decoding. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The decoding method according to claim 6, further comprising: determining that the decoded residual signal corresponding to the decoded spatial information is a replacement target when a similarity degree among the original signals of the plurality of channels represented by the relationship represented by the spatial information decoded by the decoding is equal to or smaller than a predetermined similarity threshold value, wherein, in the generating of the second signal, a second signal corresponding to a signal obtained by replacing the residual signal by the decorrelation signal is generated when the level of the residual signal is determined to be equal to or smaller than the residual threshold value in the determining using the residual signal and the residual signal is determined to be a replacement target in the determining of the replacement target. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The decoding method according to claim 6, wherein, in the generating of the second signal, a second signal is generated by adding the decorrelation signal which is weighted in accordance with a level of the decoded residual signal and the decoded residual signal to each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The decoding method according to claim 7, wherein, in the generating of the second signal, when the decoded first signal is divided into a plurality of frequency bands, weights of the frequency bands are equalized. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The decoding method according to claim 7, wherein, when the first signals of a plurality of channels are used, the decoding method includes a plurality of determining of a replacement target corresponding to the different channels and one of results of the determining of a replacement target is used as the other results of the determinations of a replacement target. ### Claim 11 A computer-readable storage medium storing a decoding program that causing a computer to execute a process comprising: separating a first signal obtained by performing down-mix on original signals of a plurality of channels, a residual signal representing a component of a difference between the original signals and the first signal, and spatial information representing the relationship among the original signals of the plurality of channels from an input signal which is obtained by multiplexing the first signal, the residual signal, and the spatial information and decoding the separated encoded first signal, the encoded residual signal, and the encoded spatial information; generating a decorrelation signal as decorrelation of the first signal decoded by the decoding; determining using the residual signal whether a level of the residual signal decoded by the decoding is equal to or smaller than a predetermined residual threshold value; generating a second signal corresponding to the decoded residual signal when the determining using the residual signal determines that the level of the residual signal is larger than the residual threshold value whereas generate a second signal by replacing the decoded residual signal by the decorrelation signal generated by the generating of the decorrelation signal when the determination using the residual signal determines that the level of the residual signal is equal to or smaller than the residual threshold value; and generating an output signal by decoding the input signal in accordance with the first signal decoded by the decoding, the second signal generated by the generating of the second signal, and the spatial information decoded by the decoding. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, further comprising: determining that the decoded residual signal corresponding to the decoded spatial information is a replacement target when a similarity degree among the original signals of the plurality of channels represented by the relationship represented by the spatial information decoded by the decoding is equal to or smaller than a predetermined similarity threshold value, wherein, in the generating of the second signal, a second signal corresponding to a signal obtained by replacing the residual signal by the decorrelation signal is generated when the level of the residual signal is determined to be equal to or smaller than the residual threshold value in the determining using the residual signal and the residual signal is determined to be a replacement target in the determining of the replacement target. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein, in the generating of the second signal, a second signal is generated by adding the decorrelation signal which is weighted in accordance with a level of the decoded residual signal and the decoded residual signal to each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12, wherein, in the generating of the second signal, when the decoded first signal is divided into a plurality of frequency bands, weights of the frequency bands are equalized. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12, wherein, when the first signals of a plurality of channels are used, the decoding method includes a plurality of determining of a replacement target corresponding to the different channels and one of results of the determining of a replacement target is used as the other results of the determinations of a replacement target. ### Claim 16 A decoding device comprising: a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, separating a first signal obtained by performing down-mix on original signals of a plurality of channels, a residual signal representing a component of a difference between the original signals and the first signal, and spatial information representing the relationship among the original signals of the plurality of channels from an input signal which is obtained by multiplexing the first signal, the residual signal, and the spatial information and decoding the separated encoded first signal, the encoded residual signal, and the encoded spatial information; generating a decorrelation signal as decorrelation of the first signal decoded by the decoding; determining using the residual signal whether a level of the residual signal decoded by the decoding is equal to or smaller than a predetermined residual threshold value; generating a second signal corresponding to the decoded residual signal when the determining using the residual signal determines that the level of the residual signal is larger than the residual threshold value whereas generate a second signal by replacing the decoded residual signal by the decorrelation signal generated by the generating of the decorrelation signal when the determining using the residual signal determines that the level of the residual signal is equal to or smaller than the residual threshold value; and generating an output signal by decoding the input signal in accordance with the first signal decoded by the decoding, the second signal generated by the generating of the second signal, and the spatial information decoded by the decoding.