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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/00 (2013.01); G10L 19/008 (2013.01); G10L 19/02 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/008 (2013.01); G10L 19/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract
An audio encoding device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: calculating a similarity in phase of a first channel signal and a second channel signal contained in a plurality of channels of an audio signal; and selecting, based on the similarity, a first output that outputs one of the first channel signal and the second channel signal, or a second output that outputs both of the first channel signal and the second channel signal.