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Data compression system

US4087788A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 1977
Grant dateMay 2, 1978
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Expiry dateJan 14, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data compression system is disclosed in which the left-hand boundary of a character is developed in the form of a sequence of Freeman direction codes, the codes being stored in digital form within a processor. The number of binary data bits required to define the character using different criteria is then generated and compared to determine which criteria defines the character in the minimum amount of binary data bits.

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