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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Osamu Shimoyoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kyoya Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 1/900 ;
Abstract
A first audio signal is generated from a number of stereo input channels (such as a left and a right channel). A signal level that corresponds to one of the plurality of input channels and another signal level from another of the plurality of input channels are determined. A second audio signal is selected on the basis of the signal levels such that the second audio signal is selected from the group consisting of the one input channel, the other input channel, and a signal generated from the number of input channels that is different than the first audio signal. The first audio signal and the selected second audio signal are separately coded.