{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9679572","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9679572","title":"Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding scalable digital audio using direct audio channel data and indirect audio channel data","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2014-04-21T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-06-13T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G10L","G10L"],"num_claims":16,"abstract":"Apparatuses and methods for encoding/decoding scalable digital audio are disclosed. An apparatus for decoding scalable digital audio according to the present invention includes: an audio packet reception unit configured to receive a digital audio packet, including a plurality of pieces of direct audio channel data mapped to respective physical channels and a plurality of pieces of indirect audio channel data indirectly mapped to respective physical channels; an indirect audio channel extraction unit configured to extract the digital audio packet from the pieces of indirect audio channel data; an indirect audio channel decoding unit configured to generate pieces of audio channel data corresponding to a number of physical channels more than the number of pieces of indirect audio channel data using the pieces of indirect audio channel data; and an audio channel output unit configured to match the pieces of audio channel data to the respective physical channels and perform output."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding scalable digital audio using direct audio channel data and indirect audio channel data","description":"Apparatuses and methods for encoding/decoding scalable digital audio are disclosed. An apparatus for decoding scalable digital audio according to the present invention includes: an audio packet recept","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9679572","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9679572","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding scalable digital audio using direct audio channel data and indirect audio channel data\" (US-9679572). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9679572","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9679572","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9679572","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T08:35:03.186Z"}