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Coding apparatus and method for coding information symbol strings by assigning fixed length codes thereto

US5313203A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 1992
Grant dateMay 17, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M7/30
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A coding apparatus for coding symbolized information signals includes a coding unit for assigning fixed-length code words to a plurality of information symbol strings consisting of at least one type of a given number of information symbols and coding the information signals on the basis of this assignment, a control information adding unit for adding control information containing information for performing predetermined processing to the code words, and a transmitting/recording unit including at least one of a unit for transmitting and a unit for recording the code words added with the control information.

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