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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;
Alexander Adami, Gundelsheim, DE;
Christian Borss, Erlangen, DE;
Sascha Disch, Nuremberg, DE;
Christian Ertel, Eckental, DE;
Simone Fueg, Kalchreuth, DE;
Juergen Herre, Erlangen, DE;
Johannes Hilpert, Nuremberg, DE;
Andreas Hoelzer, Erlangen, DE;
Michael Kratschmer, Fuerth, DE;
Fabian Kuech, Erlangen, DE;
Achim Kuntz, Hemhofen, DE;
Adrian Murtaza, Craiova, RO;
Jan Plogsties, Fuerth, DE;
Andreas Silzle, Buckenhof, DE;
Hanne Stenzel, Fuerth, DE;
Abstract
Audio encoder for encoding audio input data to obtain audio output data includes an input interface for receiving a plurality of audio channels, a plurality of audio objects and metadata related to one or more of the plurality of audio objects; a mixer for mixing the plurality of objects and the plurality of channels to obtain a plurality of pre-mixed channels, each pre-mixed channel including audio data of a channel and audio data of at least one object; a core encoder for core encoding core encoder input data; and a metadata compressor for compressing the metadata related to the one or more of the plurality of audio objects, wherein the audio encoder is configured to operate in at least one mode of the group of two modes.