# US RE45,042 E1 · Encoding device and decoding device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US RE45,042 E1 - Document ID: USRE45042E1 - Status: Granted - Kind: E1 - Application number: 14/057,478 - Filed: 2013-10-18 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2001-11-14 - Assignees: Dolby International AB - Applicants: Panasonic Corporation - Inventors: Mineo Tsushima; Takeshi Norimatsu; Kosuke Nishio; Naoya Tanaka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/USRE45042E1 ## Abstract An encoding device (200) includes an MDCT unit (202) that transforms an input signal in a time domain into a frequency spectrum including a lower frequency spectrum, a BWE encoding unit (204) that generates extension data which specifies a higher frequency spectrum at a higher frequency than the lower frequency spectrum, and an encoded data stream generating unit (205) that encodes to output the lower frequency spectrum obtained by the MDCT unit (202) and the extension data obtained by the BWE encoding unit (204). The BWE encoding unit (204) generates as the extension data (i) a first parameter which specifies a lower subband which is to be copied as the higher frequency spectrum from among a plurality of the lower subbands which form the lower frequency spectrum obtained by the MDCT unit (202) and (ii) a second parameter which specifies a gain of the lower subband after being copied. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An encoding device that encodes an input signal comprising: a time-frequency transforming unit operable to transform an input signal in a time domain into a frequency spectrum including a lower frequency spectrum; a band extending unit operable to generate extension data used for specifying a higher frequency spectrum at higher frequency than the lower frequency spectrum; and an encoding unit operable to encode the lower frequency spectrum and the extension data, and output the encoded lower frequency spectrum and extension data, wherein the band extending unit generates a first parameter and a second parameter as the extension data, the first parameter is used to determine a partial spectrum which is to be copied as the higher frequency spectrum from among a plurality of the partial spectrums which form the lower frequency spectrum, and the second parameter is used to determine a gain of the partial spectrum after being copied, and wherein the band extending unit generates, as the extension data, a third parameter which is used to determine whether or not the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted on a frequency domain. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The encoding device according to claim 1, wherein the band extending unit generates, as the extension data, a fourth parameter indicating whether or not a phase of the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The encoding device according to claim 1, wherein the time-frequency transforming unit is operable to perform MDCT (Modified Discrete Cosine Transform) on an input signal in a time domain into a frequency spectrum including a lower frequency spectrum. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The encoding device according to claim 1, wherein the band extending unit further generates a parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum which is added to the higher frequency spectrum specified by the first parameter and the second parameter as the extension data, and the parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum is an energy ratio of the noise spectrum against the higher frequency spectrum. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The encoding device according to claim 1, wherein the first parameter includes information indicating whether or not to use the same extension data as that of a preceding frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The encoding device according to claim 4, wherein the first parameter includes information indicating whether or not to use the same extension data as that of an immediately preceding frame. ### Claim 7 An encoding method for encoding an input signal, comprising: a time-frequency transforming step of transforming an input signal in a time domain into a frequency spectrum including a lower frequency spectrum; a band extending step of generating extension data used for specifying a higher frequency spectrum at higher frequency than the lower frequency spectrum; and an encoding step of encoding the lower frequency spectrum and the extension data, and outputting the encoded lower frequency spectrum and extension data, wherein the band extending step generates a first parameter and a second parameter as the extension data, the first parameter is used to determine a partial spectrum which is to be copied as the higher frequency spectrum from among a plurality of the partial spectrums which form the lower frequency spectrum, and the second parameter is used to determine a gain of the partial spectrum after being copied, and wherein the band extending step generates, as the extension data, a third parameter which is used to determine whether or not the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted on a frequency domain. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The encoding method according to claim 7, wherein the band extending step generates, as the extension data, a fourth parameter indicating whether or not a phase of the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon an encoding program for encoding an input signal, the program causing a computer to execute the encoding method according to claim 7. ### Claim 10 A decoding device for decoding an encoded signal, comprising: a decoding unit operable to decode the encoded signal and to generate therefrom a lower frequency spectrum and extension data used for specifying a higher frequency spectrum at higher frequency than the lower frequency spectrum, a higher frequency spectrum generating unit operable to generate the higher frequency spectrum based on the lower frequency spectrum and the extension data; and a time-frequency transforming unit operable to transform a frequency spectrum obtained by combining the generated higher frequency spectrum and the lower frequency spectrum into a signal in a time domain, wherein the extension data includes a first parameter, a second parameter and a third parameter, and the first parameter is used to determine a partial spectrum which is to be copied as the higher frequency spectrum from among a plurality of the partial spectrums which form the lower frequency spectrum, the second parameter is used to determine a gain of the partial spectrum after being copied, and the third parameter is used to determine whether or not the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted on a frequency domain. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The decoding device according to claim 10, wherein the band extending unit generates, as the extension data, a fourth parameter indicating whether or not a phase of the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The decoding device according to claim 11, wherein the time-frequency transforming unit is operable to perform MDCT (Modified Discrete Cosine Transform) of the frequency spectrum obtained by combining the generated higher frequency spectrum and the lower frequency spectrum into a signal in a time domain. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The decoding device according to claim 12, wherein, the extension data further includes a parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum which is added to the higher frequency spectrum specified by the first parameter and the second parameter, the parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum is an energy ratio of the noise spectrum against the higher frequency spectrum, and the higher frequency spectrum generating unit adds a noise spectrum having energy specified by said parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum to the generated higher frequency spectrum. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The decoding device according to claim 10, wherein the first parameter includes information indicating whether or not to use the same extension data as that of a preceding frame, and the higher frequency spectrum generating unit generates the higher frequency spectrum by using the information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The decoding device according to claim 14, wherein the first parameter includes information indicating whether or not to use the same extension data as that of an immediately preceding frame. ### Claim 16 A decoding method of decoding an encoded signal, the decoding method comprising: a decoding step of decoding the encoded signal to generate therefrom a lower frequency spectrum and extension data used for specifying a higher frequency spectrum at higher frequency than the lower frequency spectrum, a higher frequency spectrum generating step of generating the higher frequency spectrum based on the lower frequency spectrum and the extension data; and a time-frequency transforming step of transforming a frequency spectrum obtained by combining the generated higher frequency spectrum and the lower frequency spectrum into a signal in a time domain, wherein the extension data includes a first parameter, a second parameter and a third parameter, and the first parameter is used to determine a partial spectrum which is to be copied as the higher frequency spectrum from among a plurality of the partial spectrums which form the lower frequency spectrum, the second parameter is used to determine a gain of the partial spectrum after being copied, and the third parameter is used to determine whether or not the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted on a frequency domain. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The decoding method according to claim 16, wherein the extension data further includes a fourth parameter indicating whether or not a phase of the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a decoding program for decoding an encoded signal, the program causing a computer to execute the decoding method according to claim 16. ### Claim 19 A decoding device for decoding an encoded signal, comprising: a decoding unit operable to decode the encoded signal and to generate there from a lower frequency spectrum and extension data; a higher frequency spectrum generating unit operable to generate a higher frequency spectrum based on the lower frequency spectrum and the extension data; and a time-frequency transforming unit operable to transform a frequency spectrum obtained by combining the higher frequency spectrum and the lower frequency spectrum into a signal in a time domain, wherein the extension data includes a first parameter, a second parameter and a third parameter, and the first parameter is used to determine a partial spectrum which is to be copied as the higher frequency spectrum from among a plurality of the partial spectrums which form the lower frequency spectrum, the second parameter is used to determine a gain of the partial spectrum after being copied, and the third parameter is used to determine whether or not the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The decoding device according to claim 19, wherein the higher frequency spectrum generating unit generates, as extension data, a fourth parameter indicating whether or not a phase of the partial spectrum to be copied is inverted. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The decoding device according to claim 20, wherein the time-frequency transforming unit is operable to perform IMDCT (Inversed Modified Discrete Cosine Transform) of the frequency spectrum obtained by combining the generated higher frequency spectrum and the lower frequency spectrum into a signal in a time domain. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The decoding device according to claim 21, wherein, the extension data further includes a parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum which is added to the higher frequency spectrum specified by the first parameter and the second parameter, the parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum is an energy ratio of the noise spectrum against the higher frequency spectrum, and the higher frequency spectrum generating unit adds a noise spectrum having energy specified by said parameter specifying energy of a noise spectrum to the generated higher frequency spectrum. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The decoding device according to claim 19, wherein the first parameter includes information indicating whether or not to use the same extension data as that of a preceding frame, and the higher frequency spectrum generating unit generates the higher frequency spectrum by using the information. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The decoding device according to claim 23, wherein the first parameter includes information indicating whether or not to use the same extension data as that of an immediately preceding frame.