Abstract: A data compression method and apparatus are disclosed including a receiver (14) for accepting a series of data at an input representing information to be transferred and a processor (18) for selecting one or more maximal sequences to represent at least a portion of the series of data. A transmitter is provided to transmit one or more of the maximal sequences to an output for purposes of handling the data in compressed form.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and/or storing a modulated signal via a medium whose bandwidth is less than the signal's bandwidth. The modulated signal is first broken into segments or sampled in discrete finite equl increments of time. Within the segment, the analog waveform is converted to digital elemental representations, such as by analog to digital conversion at a predetermined sampling rate, whereupon the analog amplitudes are converted to a sequence of a number of elements of digital numeric values. The quantity or number of elements within the sequence is selected as a function of a pre-selected finite unit of time of the bandwidth of the original modulated signal. An algorithm then processes the sequence to reduce the numerical sequence of the group into a single integer and a key number(s), which is unique to the sequence. These integers are then transmitted, in sequence, in digital form, via low bandwidth mediums. Alternatively, the integers may be stored for subsequent processing.