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Data compression apparatus and method

US5260781A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1992
Grant dateNov 9, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/91
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data compression system in which decorrelated data is fed to an entropy encoder (20) in batches having an internal monotonic decrease in average information content from start to end. This results in longer zero runs and more rapid attainment of end of block codes. A data sequencing circuit (18) comprising nested inter-sub band (60) and intra-sub band (72) counters for use with sub band filtered video data is also described.

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