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Article: Liquid Audio Granted Patent for Audio Encoding Technology.
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- August 7, 2001
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Unique Method for Compressing Audio Helps Improve Sound Performance at Low
Bit Rates
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ --
Liquid Audio, Inc. (Nasdaq: LQID) today announced that the U.S. Patent Office has awarded the company a patent (#6,266,644) for its unique method of encoding digital music files. Liquid Audio's compression method applies multiple encoding techniques to different aspects of the audio signal resulting in a more optimized audio stream than if it was encoded with a single technique. Leveraging the encoding technique that is most appropriate for the audio component results in improved sound quality at very low bit ...