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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2021
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Tapani Johannes Pihlajakuja, Kellokoski, FI;
Adriana Vasilache, Tampere, FI;
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising means configured to: obtain at least one direction parameter value for a time-frequency part of at least one audio signal (); obtain at least one energy ratio for the time-frequency part (), wherein each energy ratio is associated with a respective direction parameter value; generate respective at least one modified energy ratio from the at least one energy ratio for the time-frequency part (); determine a quantization spatial resolution for encoding the at least one obtained direction parameter value based on the at least one modified energy ratio (); and encode the obtained direction parameter values based on the quantization spatial resolution ().