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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2023
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;
Andrea Eichenseer, Erlangen, DE;
Srikanth Korse, Erlangen, DE;
Stefan Bayer, Erlangen, DE;
Fabian Küch, Erlangen, DE;
Oliver Thiergart, Erlangen, DE;
Guillaume Fuchs, Erlangen, DE;
Dominik Weckbecker, Erlangen, DE;
Jürgen Herre, Erlangen, DE;
Markus Multrus, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
Apparatus for encoding a plurality of audio objects, having: an object parameter calculator configured for calculating, for one or more frequency bins of a plurality of frequency bins related to a time frame, parameter data for at least two relevant audio objects, wherein a number of the at least two relevant audio objects is lower than a total number of the plurality of audio objects, and an output interface for outputting an encoded audio signal having information on the parameter data for the at least two relevant audio objects for the one or more frequency bins.