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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present technology relates to signal processing apparatus and method which can perform audio reproduction with a realistic feeling. A signal processing apparatus includes a sound source separation unit that extracts, from an input audio signal including a plurality of sound source signals, one or a plurality of the sound source signals by sound source separation; a position information generation unit that generates position information of the extracted sound source signal on the basis of a result of the sound source separation; and an output unit that outputs the extracted sound source signal and the position information as data of an audio object. The present technology can be applied to a signal processing apparatus.