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US 5579430

How Digital Audio Compression Works

A foundational method for compressing digital audio by transforming sound into spectral data and using variable-length codes to store it efficiently.

Statusexpired

Granted1996

Expires2015

Claims36

Forward citations108

Prior art9

AssigneeFraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung eV

InventorsKarl-Heinz Brandenburg, Thomas Sporer +3

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