Method and apparatus for encoding signals
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1. A method of encoding signals, in particular digitized audio signals, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an encoding device for encoding a signal in an encoding format;
providing a processing device for processing the encoded signal; and
providing a control device for determining the encoding format, wherein the encoding format corresponds to at least one property of the processing device, and wherein the control device determines the encoding format by carrying out at least the following steps;
transmitting a test signal to the processing device, wherein the test signal is transmitted by a test signal generator of the control device; and
detecting at least one property of the processing device.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method of encoding signals, in particular digitized audio signals, with an encoding device for encoding the signal in an encoding format and a processing device for processing the encoded signal.
Methods of that kind are known for example from European patent specification No 290 581. In that case, in the bit rate-reducing encoding of audio signals which are already present in digitized form, for example 48 kHz sampling frequency/16-bit resolution, psycho-acoustic phenomena of the perception of audio signals are used in such a way that the original bit rate of the audio signals is considerably reduced. Such methods are also familiar and standardised under the heading of ‘source encoding’ (ISO 11172 and 11318).
The object of the invention is to provide a method of the kind set forth in the opening part of this specification, which resolves the above-indicated problems and in which re-coding operations, once encoding has been effected, are very substantially avoided.
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1. A method of encoding signals, in particular digitized audio signals, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an encoding device for encoding a signal in an encoding format; providing a processing device for processing the encoded signal; and providing a control device for determining the encoding format, wherein the encoding format corresponds to at least one property of the processing device, and wherein the control device determines the encoding format by carrying out at least the following steps; transmitting a test signal to the processing device, wherein the test signal is transmitted by a test signal generator of the control device; and detecting at least one property of the processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Apparatus for encoding signals comprising:
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an encoding device for encoding a signal in an encoding format; a processing device for processing the encoded signal; and a control device for determining the encoding format, wherein the encoding format corresponds to at least one property of the processing device, and wherein the control device determines the encoding format by carrying out at least the following steps; transmitting a test signal to the processing device, wherein the test signal is transmitted by a test signal generator of the control device; and detecting at least one property of the processing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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