Audio gain control using specific-loudness-based auditory event detection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8144881
APP PUB NO 20090220109A1
SERIAL NO

12226698

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In one disclosed aspect, dynamic gain modifications are applied to an audio signal at least partly in response to auditory events and/or the degree of change in signal characteristics associated with said auditory event boundaries. In another aspect, an audio signal is divided into auditory events by comparing the difference in specific loudness between successive time blocks of the audio signal.

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DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION1275 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

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Crockett, Brett Graham Brisbane, US 18 1103
Seefeldt, Alan Jeffrey San Francisco, US 46 1611

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