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Method and apparatus for parallel encoding and decoding of data

  • US 5,583,500 A
  • Filed: 12/23/1993
  • Issued: 12/10/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for decoding a data stream of a plurality of codewords comprising the steps of:

  • assigning portions of the data stream to a plurality of decoding resources;

    entropy decoding the portions of the data stream in parallel using the plurality of decoding resources and a decoding scheme employing contexts and probabilities, wherein the step of entropy decoding comprises the steps ofat least one of the plurality of decoding resources determining a context in one stage of a decoding pipeline,said at least one of the plurality of decoding resources reading a decoder state from memory in a first next stage of the decoding pipeline immediately following said one stage of the decoding pipeline, andsaid at least one of the plurality of decoding resources generating at least one decoded bit in a second next stage of the decoding pipeline immediately following said first next stage, such that said at least one of the plurality of decoding resources decodes its corresponding portion of the data stream during successive cycles in a pipelined manner.

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