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System and method for compressing data information

US5635931A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1994
Grant dateJun 3, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T9/005
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for compressing or predicting data information received within an input stream, wherein contextual information is utilized in the selection of dictionaries for encoding or predicting of a next phrase within the information stream. The present invention utilizes contextual information in conjunction with dictionary-based Lempel-Ziv compression processes.

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