AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER, METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ENCODED AUDIO INFORMATION, METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DECODED AUDIO INFORMATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ENCODED REPRESENTATION USING A SIGNAL-ADAPTIVE BANDWIDTH EXTENSION

摘要

An audio encoder has a low frequency encoder which encodes a low frequency portion of the input audio information to obtain an encoded representation of the low frequency portion, and a bandwidth extension information provider which provides bandwidth extension information. The audio encoder is configured to selectively include bandwidth extension information into the encoded audio information in a signal-adaptive manner. An audio decoder has a low frequency decoder which decodes an encoded representation of a low frequency portion to obtain a decoded representation of the low frequency portion, and a bandwidth extension which obtains a bandwidth extension signal using a blind bandwidth extension for portions of an audio content for which no bandwidth extension parameters are included in the encoded audio information, and which obtains the bandwidth extension signal using a parameter-guided bandwidth extension for portions of the audio content for which bandwidth extension parameters are included in the encoded audio information.

主权项

1. An audio encoder for providing an encoded audio information on the basis of an input audio information, the audio encoder comprising:
a low frequency encoder configured to encode a low frequency portion of the input audio information to acquire an encoded representation of the low frequency portion; and a bandwidth extension information provider configured to provide bandwidth extension information on the basis of the input audio information; wherein the audio encoder is configured to selectively include bandwidth extension information into the encoded audio information in a signal-adaptive manner; wherein the audio encoder comprises a detector configured to identify portions of the input audio information for which bandwidth extension parameters cannot be estimated on the basis of the low frequency portion with a sufficient or desired accuracy; and wherein the audio encoder is configured to selectively include bandwidth extension information into the encoded audio information for portions of the input audio information identified by the detector.