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Convention Paper

Signaling Techniques for Broadcast Applications

Authors: Watson, Matthew A.; Truman, Michael M.

AES Convention 112 · Paper 5628 · April 2002

Abstract

This paper introduces two signaling techniques that may be useful in broadcast applications for combining supplemental data with program material. Such data may be used to monitor audience participation, advertising placement or to convey additional program information (including lyrics and URLs). The first technique involves replacing unused bits, or fill bits, in fixed data-rate compression systems with information-carrying data in a way that does not affect the quality of the program material and does not necessitate modification of encoders or decoders. A second technique involves modulating the bandwidth of a signal and adding perceptually shaped noise to create an inaudible, constant-rate supplemental signal. Both techniques may be integrated with the Dolby Digital perceptual coding system.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 112
AES Convention
112
Paper number
5628
Publication date
April 6, 2002
Session subject
Signal Processing Forum
Affiliation
Texas Instruments, Stafford, TX ; Dolby Laboratories, San Francisco, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper