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Data compression and storage

US11863208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2021
Grant dateJan 2, 2024
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M7/6047
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data compression method comprises encoding groups of data items by generating, for each group, header data comprising h-bits and a plurality of body portions each comprising b-bits and each body portion corresponding to a data item in the group. The value of h may be fixed for all groups and the value of b is fixed within a group, wherein the header data for a group comprises an indication of b for the body portions of that group. In various examples, b=0 and so there are no body portions. In examples where b is not equal to zero, a body data field is generated for each group by interleaving bits from the body portions corresponding to data items in the group. The resultant encoded data block, comprising the header data and, where present, the body data field can be written to memory.

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