1. A method of bandwidth extension encoding, comprising:
dividing an input signal into a low frequency band signal and a high frequency band signal;
determining whether the low frequency band signal will be encoded in a frequency domain or a time domain;
transforming the low frequency band signal to the frequency domain, controlling noise, and performing quantization and lossless encoding if the low frequency band signal is determined to be encoded in the frequency domain;
performing encoding using CELP (code excited linear prediction) if the low frequency band signal is determined to be encoded in the time domain;
transforming the low frequency band signal and the high frequency band signal using a specific transform method; and
encoding the transformed high frequency band signal by using the transformed low frequency band signal.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising encoding information for generating a stereo signal at a decoding end.
3. A method of bandwidth extension decoding, comprising:
checking whether a low frequency band signal has been encoded in a frequency domain or a time domain;
performing lossless decoding and de-quantization, controlling noise, and inverse-transforming the low frequency band signal to the time domain if the checking result shows that low frequency band signal has been encoded in the frequency domain;
performing decoding using CELP (code excited linear prediction) if the checking result shows that low frequency band signal has been encoded in the time domain;
transforming the signal inverse-transformed to the time domain or the signal decoded using CELP;
decoding a high frequency band signal using the transformed signal;
inverse-transforming the decoded high frequency band signal; and
synthesizing the signal inverse-transformed to the time domain or the signal decoded using CELP and the inverse-transformed high frequency band signal.
4. The bandwidth extension decoding method of claim 3, further comprising generating the synthesized signal as a stereo signal.
5. A method of bandwidth extension decoding, comprising:
checking whether a low frequency band signal has been encoded in a frequency domain or a time domain;
performing lossless decoding and de-quantization, controlling noise, and inverse-transforming the low frequency band signal to the time domain if the checking result shows that the low frequency band signal has been encoded in the frequency domain;
performing decoding using CELP (code excited linear prediction) if the checking result shows that the low frequency band signal has been encoded in the time domain;
transforming the decoded signal to the frequency domain;
decoding a high frequency band signal using the signal containing controlled noise or the signal transformed to the frequency domain;
inverse-transforming the decoded high frequency band signal to the time domain; and
synthesizing the signal inverse-transformed to the time domain or the signal decoded using CELP and the inverse-transformed high frequency band signal.
6. The bandwidth extension decoding method of claim 5, further comprising generating the synthesized signal as a stereo signal.
7. A method of bandwidth extension decoding, comprising:
checking whether each of a plurality of sub-band signals has been encoded in a frequency domain or a time domain;
losslessly decoding the sub-band signals encoded in the frequency domain;
decoding the sub-band signals encoded in the time domain using CELP (code excited linear prediction);
synthesizing the sub-band signals each containing controlled noise and the decoded sub-band signals and inverse-transforming the synthesized signal to the time domain;
transforming the inverse-transformed signal;
decoding a high frequency band signal using the transformed signal; and
inverse-transforming the decoded signal.
8. The bandwidth extension decoding method of claim 7, further comprising generating the synthesized signal as a stereo signal.
9. A method of bandwidth extension decoding, comprising:
checking whether each of a plurality of sub-band signals has been encoded in a frequency domain or a time domain;
losslessly decoding the sub-band signals encoded in the frequency domain, performing de-quantization, and controlling noise;
decoding the sub-band signals encoded in the time domain using CELP (code excited linear prediction);
transforming the decoded signal to the frequency domain;
decoding a high frequency band signal using the signal containing controlled noise and the transformed signal; and
synthesizing the sub-band signals and inverse-transforming the synthesized signal to the time domain.
10. The bandwidth extension decoding method of claim 9, further comprising generating the synthesized signal as a stereo signal.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
We claim:
1. A Novel DNA sequences expressed and repressed during winter dormancy in the apical buds of Camellia sinensis L. (O.) Kuntze (tea) bush or a tree species, said sequences comprising sequence ID 1 to 4 as shown here below:
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SEQ ID NO: 1
5-ATCGCCGTAA TTGCCATGTT TTCCCTCTCA CCGGAATCCT ACG
TTATCC CCTTACCTTC GTGAACATTA CAGTAGGAAT CGGTGGTCCA
ATTATCAACT TAATTTTGGG CGCATCTGTT CGTGTTAACT
AGAAGCCATG TATACATACA ATACAACATG GTTCACTCCT
CCTACAGATT ATGAGTTGAA CTTTTATAAT AAGTTGTAAT
AATGGCTTCT GAATAAGGAG AAGAGGAGCC TCTGTTTGTT
TTACTTATTA CAGATGTGAT ATCGTTCAAC AACTTTGATT
CTGCGAAAAA AAAAA-3
SEQ ID NO: 2
5-AGAAGTACCT GAAAGGAAGC TTAACGAGGT GAACATCCAT
TGCAGCCAGC CCTGGAATCT GTACAGGGCA ACTCTGAACC
GGAATTATTT TAATAACCCG TGGGCAATGA TTGCAATTAT
GGCTCGTTTG GTATTACTTC TACTCACTTA GACACAACTG
TATTTACGGT TTTCGCTGGA ATTGTAATTG TTGGAGCGAC
AAAATAGATG GTCACAACTT ATTGGTGAGA GTATCAGTGT
GCTCTTCTTT ATCGTCTTTA ACTCTCCGTG GTAATTACTT
TGACAATATT CATACAT-3
SEQ ID NO: 3
5-GAGACTCAGC TCAGCAATCA TGTTCTAAGT GAATGTCACT
CTATCGCCTT CTTGTCCCTC TTAGACATAC TACATCCTCA
TTCTGCTAGA AATGAACTCA TGTAGGTTTT GAAGTTGGGA
ACTTTTGAAA CTGTGTTGTT TGGGTGCTGT CTGTTATACA
ATTCTCTCAA CTGCGGAGAA TTGACGTTGG TTGTAGTGGA
ATTCAACACT TGGGTTTTGT TCTTAGTTAA AAAAAAAAA-3
SEQ ID NO: 4
5-ATAGCTTAGT CACGTGTCTC TTGAGAATGG ACTACGTAGT
TGTTAAGTTG GGTGATCAGA AGGCGTTGAT GATGAATGTA
TGAAGCAGAG ACTACTGAAT GTAATTTTGT TGTTGAAAGA
TGAATGATTT ATTAATGCCT GCATATCTTT CTATTGTTTG
ATGCCAAACC TTTGGGCACA TTTTTTCTTT CTTTTTGTGA
TAATGTTCTC TTCTTGCAAA AAAAAAAA-3
2. The Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1 which are cloned from the tea bush of the same genetic make up.
3. The Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1 which are cloned from the tea bush of the same genetic make up growing under field conditions.
4. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1, are associated with winter dormancy in tea.
5. Method to clone Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1 from the tree species tea of the same genetic make up growing under field conditions.
6. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1, which are cloned by any methods but not limited to, subtractive hybridization and differential screening.
7. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the nucleotide sequence of the DNA is given in SEQ ID NO: 1.
8. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 7 with the nucleotide sequence of the DNA as is given in SEQ ID NO: 1 is overexpressed only in non-dormant apical buds of tea.
9. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the nucleotide sequence of the DNA is given in SEQ ID NO:2
10. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 9 with the nucleotide sequence of the DNA as is given in SEQ ID NO: 2 is expressed only in non-dormant apical buds of tea.
11. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1 wherein the nucleotide sequence of the DNA is given in SEQ ID NO: 3
12. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 11 with the nucleotide sequence of the DNA as is given in SEQ ID NO:3 is expressed only in non-dormant apical buds of tea.
13. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the nucleotide sequence of the DNA is given in SEQ ID NO: 4
14. Novel DNA sequences as claimed in claim 13 with the nucleotide sequence of the DNA as is given in SEQ ID NO: 4 is expressed only in dormant apical buds of tea.
15. Novel sequences as claimed in claim 1 which are capable of being cloned to full-length cDNA.
16. Novel sequences as claimed in claim 1, which are capable of being cloned to full length genomic DNA.
17. Novel sequences as claimed in claim 1, which are capable of being cloned to important sequences, such as but not limited to, promoter sequences and regulatory sequences etc.,
18. Use of sequence data as claimed in claim 1, important information on the gene regulation can be obtained.
19. Use of genes as claimed in claim 1, wherein it is possible to modulate winter dormancy in plants after transferring these genes using the techniques such as, but not limited to, Agrobacterium mediated transformation and Biallistic medited transformation
20. Use of genes as claimed in claim 1, wherein it is possible to modulate winter dormancy in the plants such as, but not limited to, tea, plums, cherries, peaches, Taxus, apples, peers, vines, grapes, olives, Kiwi fruit, figs, morus, strawberries, raspberries, cranberies, blackberries, loganberries, almonds, walnuts and chestnuts after transferring these genes using the techniques such as, but not limited to, Agrobacterium mediated transformation and bialistic medited transformation.
21. Use of sequence data as claimed in claim 1, wherein important information on the gene regulation can be obtained to be exploited to regulate gene expression in transgene.
22. Use of cDNAs and the genomic DNAs as claimed in claims 15-16, for synthesizing unique proteins.
23. Use of unique proteins as claimed in claim 22 for raising antibodies.
24. Use of antibodies as claimed in claim 23, as probe to look for the similar proteins in other plants, animal andor microbial systems or the like.
25. Use of novel sequences as claimed in claim 1 and cDNAs and the genomic DNAs as claimed in claims 15-16, as probe to look for the sequences of nucleotides in other plants, animal andor microbial systems and the like.
26. Use of novel sequences as claimed in claim 1 and cDNAs and the genomic DNAs as claimed in claims 15-16, as probe to look for the expression of these sequences of nucleotides in other plants, animal andor microbial systems and the like.
27. A method to correlate the identified gene with the process of dormancy of tea buds as described for sequence ID 1 is unique.
28. A method as claimed in claim 27 which can be applied to other sequence ID as well.
29. A method as claimed in claim 27 which can be applied to other crops such as, but not limited to plums, cherries, peaches, Taxus, apples, peers, vines, grapes, olives, Kiwi fruit, figs, morus, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, blackberries, loganberries, almonds, walnuts and chestnuts as well for correlating similar genes.