(19)
(11) EP 3 740 950 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/20

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/14

(21) Application number: 19704124.7

(22) Date of filing: 17.01.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G10L 19/008(2013.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G10L 19/008
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/014090
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/143867 (25.07.2019 Gazette 2019/30)

(54)

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CODING SOUNDFIELD REPRESENTATION SIGNALS

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR CODIERUNG VON SCHALLFELDDARSTELLUNGSSIGNALEN

PROCÉDÉS ET DISPOSITIFS POUR CODER DES SIGNAUX DE REPRÉSENTATION DE CHAMP SONORE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 18.01.2018 US 201862618991 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
25.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/48

(73) Proprietors:
  • Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    San Francisco, CA 94103 (US)
  • Dolby International AB
    1097 DP Amsterdam (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • KJOERLING, Kristofer
    113 30 Stockholm (SE)
  • MCGRATH, David S.
    Sydney, New South Wales NSW 2060 (AU)
  • PURNHAGEN, Heiko
    113 30 Stockholm (SE)
  • THOMAS, Mark R. P.
    San Francisco, California 94103 (US)

(74) Representative: Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe 
Mr. Treublaan 7
1097 DP Amsterdam
1097 DP Amsterdam (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
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