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(11) EP 1 859 439 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/48

(21) Application number: 06716366.7

(22) Date of filing: 14.03.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G10L 19/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/KR2006/000916
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/098583 (21.09.2006 Gazette 2006/38)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 14.03.2005 KR 20050021104
14.03.2006 KR 20060023545

(71) Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Daejeon-city 305-350 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • SEO, Jeong Il
    Daejeon 305-728 (KR)
  • BEACK, Seung Kwon Dormitory of Info. & Com. Uni.
    Daejeon 305-348 (KR)
  • JANG, In Seon
    Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi 435-040 (KR)
  • KANG, Kyeong Ok
    Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-727 (KR)
  • HONG, Jin Woo
    Daejeon 305-755 (KR)
  • HAHN, Min Soo
    Daejeon 305-761 (KR)

(74) Representative: Betten & Resch 
Patentanwälte Theatinerstrasse 8
80333 München
80333 München (DE)

   


(54) MULTICHANNEL AUDIO COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION METHOD USING VIRTUAL SOURCE LOCATION INFORMATION