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Method and apparatus for decoding

US4727547A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 1985
Grant dateFeb 23, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/1809
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and apparatus for transforming a first sequence of digital data and correction words having a first ordering thereof wherein blocks of data and correction words in the first ordering are formed out of the first sequence Data and correction words are selected from the first sequence and are combined in such manner as to form a second sequence with a second ordering. First and second groups of data and correction words are selected out of the second sequence. The first and second groups have one comon word which also belongs in one of the blocks. The data groups have one common word which also belongs in one of the blocks. The data words of the first and second groups are submitted simultaneously to a checking operation. The results of this operation are evaluated to decide if erroneous data words can be corrected. The second sequence of words is corrected using the correction words indicated by the evaluation.

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