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Method for lossless data compression using greedy sequential context-dependent grammar transform

US6801141B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2003
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M7/3084
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of lossless data compression is provided which uses a grammar transform to sequentially construct a sequence of greedy context-dependent grammars from which an original data sequence can be recovered incrementally. The data sequence is encoded using any one of a sequential context-dependent method, an improved sequential context-dependent method, and a hierarchical context-dependent method.

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