The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Michael D. Hoffmann, Pacifica, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael D. Hoffmann, Pacifica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/00 (2013.01); G10L 21/04 (2013.01); G10L 19/008 (2013.01); H03G 5/00 (2006.01); H03G 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/00 (2013.01); G10L 19/008 (2013.01); H03G 5/005 (2013.01); H03G 5/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An audio coding system uses mixing metadata to control the attenuation of a main audio program that is subsequently mixed with an associated audio program. The value of the attenuation is calculated by analyzing the estimated loudness of the main and associated audio programs.