DK1576582T3 - Kodning af multiple meddelelser i lyddata og detektere samme - Google Patents

Kodning af multiple meddelelser i lyddata og detektere samme

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DK1576582T3
DK1576582T3 DK03789890.5T DK03789890T DK1576582T3 DK 1576582 T3 DK1576582 T3 DK 1576582T3 DK 03789890 T DK03789890 T DK 03789890T DK 1576582 T3 DK1576582 T3 DK 1576582T3
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James M Jensen
Alan R Neuhauser
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Arbitron Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L19/00—Speech or audio signals analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocoders; Coding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
    • G10L19/018—Audio watermarking, i.e. embedding inaudible data in the audio signal
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L19/00—Speech or audio signals analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocoders; Coding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/28—Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
    • H04H20/30—Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information by a single channel
    • H04H20/31—Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information by a single channel using in-band signals, e.g. subsonic or cue signal
DK03789890.5T 2002-11-22 2003-11-19 Kodning af multiple meddelelser i lyddata og detektere samme DK1576582T3 (da)

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US10/302,309 US6845360B2 (en) 2002-11-22 2002-11-22 Encoding multiple messages in audio data and detecting same
PCT/US2003/037170 WO2004049117A2 (en) 2002-11-22 2003-11-19 Encoding multiple messages in audio data and detecting same

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