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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Kazuya Iwata, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuya Iwata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An audio signal band expanding apparatus () includes a harmonic generator () that receives an input audio signal having a predetermined band and generates, based on the input audio signal, harmonic signals, and an adder () that adds the harmonic signals generated by the harmonic generator () to the input audio signal. The harmonic generator () simulates the input-output characteristics of a predetermined amplifier or that of a device to generate the harmonic signals from the input audio signal.