Video game system using pre-encoded digital audio mixing

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PATENT NO 8270439
APP PUB NO 20070105631A1
SERIAL NO

11620593

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A method and related system of encoding audio is disclosed. In the method, data representing a plurality of independent audio signals is accessed. The data representing each respective audio signal comprises a sequence of source frames. Each frame in the sequence of sources frames comprises a plurality of audio data copies. Each audio data copy has an associated quality level that is a member of a predefined range of quality levels, ranging from a highest quality level to a lowest quality level. The plurality of source frame sequences is merged into a sequence of target frames that comprise a plurality of target channels. Merging corresponding source frames into a respective target frame includes selecting a quality level and assigning the audio data copy at the selected quality level of each corresponding source frame to at least one respective target channel.

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  • ACTIVEVIDEO NETWORKS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Herr, Stefan Dierbach, DE 67 1301
Sigmund, Ulrich Waldkirch, DE 13 597

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