Coded data generation or conversion – Digital code to digital code converters – Adaptive coding
Patent
1994-07-21
1995-10-31
Hoff, Marc S.
Coded data generation or conversion
Digital code to digital code converters
Adaptive coding
341 67, 341106, H03M 730
Patent
active
054633907
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are disclosed for converting an input data character stream into a variable length encoded data stream in a data compression system. The data compression system includes a history array. The history array has a plurality of entries and each entry of the history array is for storing a portion of the input data stream. The method for converting the input data character stream includes the following steps. Performing a search in a history array for the longest data string which matches the input data string. If the matching data string is found within the history buffer, the next step includes encoding the longest matching data string found by appending to the encoded data stream a tag indicating the longest matching data string was found and a string substitution code. If the matching data string is not found within the history array, the next step includes encoding the first character of the input data string by appending to the encoded data stream a raw data tag indicating that no matching data string was found and the first character of the input data string.
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George Glen A.
Ivey Glen E.
Whiting Douglas L.
Hoff Marc S.
Stac Electronics, Inc.
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