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Apparatus and method for encoding and decoding data in a lossy transmission environment

US6332042A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 1998
Grant dateDec 18, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/426
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for encoding at least one section of data is disclosed. A number reflective of a bit stream length of the data for each section of a group is determined. A function of the numbers for each section of the group is generated and the function value is included in the encoded data for the group of sections. In one embodiment, this is used in the transmission of video signals over a potentially lossy communications channel.

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