1. A method of decoding an audio signal, the method comprising:
receiving the audio signal including at least one block of audio data and configuration information;
reading coding type information and partitioning information from the configuration information, the coding type information indicating an entropy coding scheme used in encoding the audio signal and the partitioning information indicating a sub-block partition scheme by which the block is divided into sub-blocks;
reading sub-block information from the block of audio data, the sub-block information indicating a number of the sub-blocks into which the block is partitioned given the sub-block partitioning scheme, wherein the number of the sub-blocks is determined based on the entropy coding scheme and the sub-block partition scheme; and
decoding the partitioned sub-blocks based on the entropy coding scheme.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the entropy coding scheme is one of a Rice code scheme and a Block Gilbert Moore Code (BGMC) scheme.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a no partition scheme, and (ii) a partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein if the entropy encoding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block information is one bit.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a first partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks, and (ii) a second partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning, partitioning the block into two sub-blocks, partitioning the block into four sub-blocks and partitioning the block into eight sub-blocks.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the first partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 1 bit.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the second partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 2 bits.
8. A method of processing an audio signal having at least one frame, the frame having at least one channel divided into a number of blocks, the method comprising:
adding coding type information and partitioning information to configuration information for the audio signal, the coding type information indicating an entropy coding scheme used in encoding the audio signal and the partitioning information indicating a sub-block partitioning scheme used to partition the blocks if the block is divided into sub-blocks; and
adding sub-block information to the block of audio data, the sub-block information indicating a number of the sub-blocks into which the block is partitioned given the sub-block partitioning scheme, wherein the number of the sub-blocks is determined based on the entropy coding scheme and the sub-block partition scheme.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the entropy coding scheme is one of a Rice code scheme and a Block Gilbert Moore Code (BGMC) scheme.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a no partition scheme, and (ii) a partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein if the entropy encoding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block information is one bit.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a first partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks, and (ii) a second partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning, partitioning the block into two sub-blocks, partitioning the block into four sub-blocks and partitioning the block into eight sub-blocks.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the first partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 1 bit.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the second partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 2 bits.
15. An apparatus of decoding an audio signal, the apparatus comprising:
a decoder configured to receive the audio signal including at least one block of audio data and configuration information, and the decoder configured to read coding type information and partitioning information from the configuration information, the coding type information indicating an entropy coding scheme used in encoding the audio signal and the partitioning information indicating a sub-block partition scheme by which the block is divided into sub-blocks, and the decoder configured to read sub-block information from the block of audio data, the sub-block information indicating a number of the sub-blocks into which the block is partitioned given the sub-block partitioning scheme, wherein the number of the sub-blocks is determined based on the entropy coding scheme and the sub-block partition scheme; and the decoder further configured to decode the partitioned sub-blocks based on the entropy coding scheme.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the entropy coding scheme is one of a Rice code scheme and a Block Gilbert Moore Code (BGMC) scheme.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a no partition scheme, and (ii) a partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein if the entropy encoding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block information is one bit.
19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a first partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks, and (ii) a second partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning, partitioning the block into two sub-blocks, partitioning the block into four sub-blocks and partitioning the block into eight sub-blocks.
20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the first partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 1 bit.
21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the second partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 2 bits.
22. An apparatus of processing an audio signal having at least one frame, the frame having at least one channel divided into a number of blocks, the apparatus comprising:
an encoder configured to add coding type information and partitioning information to configuration information for the audio signal, the coding type information indicating an entropy coding scheme used in encoding the audio signal and the partitioning information indicating a sub-block partitioning scheme used to partition the blocks if the block is divided into sub-blocks; and the encoder configured to add sub-block information to the block of audio data, the sub-block information indicating a number of the sub-blocks into which the block is partitioned given the sub-block partitioning scheme, wherein the number of the sub-blocks is determined based on the entropy coding scheme and the sub-block partition scheme.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the entropy coding scheme is one of a Rice code scheme and a Block Gilbert Moore Code (BGMC) scheme.
24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a no partition scheme, and (ii) a partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks.
25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein if the entropy encoding scheme is the Rice code scheme, the sub-block information is one bit.
26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme, the sub-block partition scheme is one of (i) a first partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning and partitioning the block into four sub-blocks, and (ii) a second partition scheme providing for selecting between no partitioning, partitioning the block into two sub-blocks, partitioning the block into four sub-blocks and partitioning the block into eight sub-blocks.
27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the first partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 1 bit.
28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein if the entropy coding scheme is the BMGC scheme and the sub-block partitioning scheme is the second partitioning scheme, the sub-block information is 2 bits.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. In a breech for a dual-component cartridge with a breech plug with two sealing bolts which can be inserted into two mutually separated outlet openings at the cartridge throat and which seal these openings tightly, and with a retaining nut that can be screwed onto the cartridge throat, said nut can turn relative to the breech plug and can be locked to it in an axial direction and released therefrom, the improvement wherein between the retaining nut and the breech plug there is provided a manual-detachable snap-in connection formed by the relative movement of said breech plug in the axial direction.
2. In a breech according to claim 1, the improvement in that the snap-in connection has two legs at the breech plug and running roughly parallel to the axis and protruding from an opening of the retaining nut, these legs can be locked with the retaining nut featuring a perimeter snap-in part and can be released from it by compression of the legs.
3. In a breech according to claim 2, the improvement in that the perimeter snap-in part of the retaining nut is a snap-in hub that engages in snap recesses of the legs.
4. In a breech according to claim 2 the improvement in that the legs run roughly as an extension of the sealing bolts.
5. In a breech according to claim 3 the improvement in that above the snap-in recesses of the legs each have a ramp running at a slant in the direction of the snap-in recesses.
6. In a breech according to claim 3 the improvement in that the snap-in hub is wedge-shaped, and the wedge peak points upward together with the bevel adjoining below.
7. In a breech according to claim 6 the improvement in that a shoulder is joined to the bevel and comes to rest against the shoulder bounding the snap-in recess.