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Method for the formatting and unformatting of data resulting from the encoding of digital information using a variable length code and a device for using this method

US4739308A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 1987
Grant dateApr 19, 1988
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The formatting/unformatting device of the invention especially comprises a formatting device made up of a justifier linked to an input register, the output of which is linked, through a multiplexer, to the residue input of the justifier as well as to a first intermediate register through another multiplexer and to another multiplexer. The latter multiplexer is linked to a second intermediate register and an output multiplexer, the output of which is linked to an output register which acts as a buffer for the bulk memory.

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