Entropy coding techniques and protocol to support parallel processing with low latency

US9344720B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9344720-B2
Application numberUS-201213715088-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 14, 2012
Priority dateAug 7, 2012
Publication dateMay 17, 2016
Grant dateMay 17, 2016

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In a communication system, parallel encoding and decoding of serially-coded data occurs in a manner that supports low latency communication. A plurality of data items may be coded as serially-coded data sequences and a transmission sequence may be built from them. An index table may be built having a plurality of entries representing respective start points of the serially-coded data sequences within the transmission sequence. The transmission sequence may be transmitted to a channel and, thereafter, the index table may be transmitted. Latencies otherwise involved in inserting an index table into the beginning of a transmission sequence may be avoided.

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We claim: 1. A method, comprising: coding a plurality of data items as serially-coded data sequences, the coded data sequences having lower bit rates than the data items, building a transmission sequence from the serially-coded data sequences, building an index table having a plurality of entries representing respective start points of the serially-coded data sequences within the transmission sequence, and transmitting the transmission sequence and the index table in a chann…

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What does patent US9344720B2 cover?
In a communication system, parallel encoding and decoding of serially-coded data occurs in a manner that supports low latency communication. A plurality of data items may be coded as serially-coded data sequences and a transmission sequence may be built from them. An index table may be built having a plurality of entries representing respective start points of the serially-coded data sequences …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Apple Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N19/13. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 17 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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