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Processing circuit and method for variable-length coding and decoding

US7262720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2003
Grant dateAug 28, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2025

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

Abstract

A variable-length encode/decode processor includes a central processing unit and an instruction buffer and a getbits processing engine coupled to the central processing unit. Such a processor can be used to encode data as variable-length symbols or to decode variable-length symbols such as those found in an MPEG bitstream.

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