Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods of reducing memory consumption in a device. The device may be resource constrained such as having limited memory, processor, power, or other resources for execution of applications. An application may be transitioned to a background state and at least a portion of the data associated with that application may be compressed, freeing up memory. While in the background state, notifications from other applications may be processed by a notification module on behalf of the application in the background state.

Abstract: A data rate conversion device generates a first parameter representing a memory address position to sample and a second parameter representing a phase value of an estimation time point, records input data at a memory based on an input clock, outputs sampled continued data from the memory using the first parameter based on an output clock, and generates and outputs final data using the continued data, a plurality of filter coefficients, and the second parameter.

Abstract: A turbo encoder apparatus includes: a first element encoder for receiving an input of a bitstream of the data, encoding the input of the bitstream of the data, and generating a first output bitstream in an unit of plural bits; an internal interleaver for generating an interleaved input bitstream from the bitstream of the data; a second element encoder for receiving an input of the interleaved input bitstream in the unit of plural bits, encoding the input of the interleaved input bitstream, and generating a second output bitstream in an unit of plural bits; a trellis-termination-encoder for generating bits for trellis terminations of the first element encoder and the second element encoder; and a bitstream assembler for receiving the first output bitstream, the second output bitstream, and the bits for the trellis terminations and generating an input bitstream for a rate matching.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for data compression. Data compression can include receiving a plurality of data chunks, sampling at least some of the plurality of data chunks extracting a common portion from a number of the plurality of data chunks based on the sampling, and storing a remainder of the plurality of data chunks in memory.

Abstract: A method for managing information includes receiving bits of data, determining phasors for bits at only one frequency of a transmission spectrum, combining the phasors of bits that form a phasor having a spectral energy that lies within a predetermined range, and forming a codeword from the bits of the combined phasors.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for implementing a universal modulation coding mechanism for a data channel. A user data sequence comprising a first number of bits is received. The user data sequence is encoded into a codeword sequence comprising a second number of bits utilizing a modulation encoder. The modulation encoder may encode the user data sequence based on a set of Markov state transition probabilities. The modulation encoder may implement a data de-compressor algorithm from a lossless data compression scheme. The codeword sequence is output to the data channel. The codeword sequence is subsequently received from the data channel, and the user data sequence is decoded from the codeword sequence utilizing a modulation decoder. The modulation decoder may decode the user data sequence based on the same set of Markov states transition probabilities. The modulation de-coder may implement the data compressor algorithm from the lossless data compression scheme.

Abstract: A communication device includes a text coding and decoding system. The text coding system indexing coded characters of the text data into five-bit first strings according the coding table according to a coding table, line up the five-bit first strings in sequence to form an array, divide the array into eight-bit second strings, and embed a preset indicatory code, a data coding scheme and a length of the array. The text decoding system converts the array into the five-bit first strings according to the data coding scheme, and index the coding table for determining the character of each five-bit first string.

Abstract: In a pulse encoding and decoding method and a pulse codec, more than two tracks are jointly encoded, so that free codebook space in the situation of single track encoding can be combined during joint encoding to become code bits that may be saved. Furthermore, a pulse that is on each track and required to be encoded is combined according to positions, and the number of positions having pulses, distribution of the positions that have pulses on the track, and the number of pulses on each position that has a pulse are encoded separately, so as to avoid separate encoding performed on multiple pulses of a same position, thereby further saving code bits.

Abstract: A processor is described that includes an instruction execution pipeline having an instruction fetch unit to fetch and decode an instruction. The processor also has an execution unit to execute the instruction. The execution unit has a state machine and content addressable memory (CAM) circuitry. The state machine is to receive a pointer to a stream of DEFLATE encoded information, fetch a section of the DEFLATE encoded information and apply the section of the DEFLATE encoded information to the CAM to obtain decoded DEFLATE information.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. For example, a data processing system is disclosed that includes a combination data decoder circuit. The combination data decoder circuit includes: a non-binary data decoder circuit and a binary data decoder circuit.

Abstract: A system comprising an encoder for receiving a binary string of a data, the encoder adapted to partition the binary string into one or more binary substrings and assign a color to each one or more substring corresponding to a color model, a frequency controller for converting the color into electrical pulses corresponding to a predetermined frequency, and at least one antenna for emitting the electrical pulses as pulses as frequencies through a communication channel. The system may further comprise a parallel decoder. The system further comprises at least a processor, memory, and a data compression component for compressing data to output a compressed binary string of data to be transmitted by the encoder or decoder or both.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for encoding and decoding information. In one aspect, methods of encoding information in an encoder include receiving a signal representing information using a collection of discrete digits, converting, by an encoder, the received signal into a time-based code, and outputting the time-based code. The time-based code is divided into time intervals. Each of the time intervals of the time-based code corresponds to a digit in the received signal. Each digit of a first state of the received signal is expressed as an event occurring at a first time within the corresponding time interval of the time-based code. Each digit of a second state of the received signal is expressed as an event occurring at a second time within the corresponding time intervals of the time-based code, the first time is distinguishable from the second time.

Abstract: To obtain greater transcoding efficiency, a node administrator (160) distributes digital files among transcoding nodes (120, 140 and 190) based on a comparison of a transcoding profile for each digital file and the transcoding histories of the transcoding nodes. In this way, the node administrator (160) will select the transcoding node best able to undertake transcoding, taking into account the characteristics of the file to be transcoded.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which in which a decoder pipeline receives a data stream that includes a stream of deflate blocks. The decoder pipeline decodes an end of block symbol included in one of the deflate blocks and identifies a recycle point in the data stream in response to decoding the end of block symbol. In turn, the decoder pipeline recycles pipeline data residing between the end of block symbol and the recycle point.

Abstract: An encoder encodes data to generate corresponding encoded data. The encoder includes a data processing arrangement for applying one or more encoding processes to the data to generate the encoded data. The data processing arrangement is operable to represent the data at least partially in a set of numerical value symbols, if the data is not already expressed in numerical value symbols. The data processing arrangement is operable to generate intermediate data in which the numerical value symbols are represented by original values and at least one symbol by a modified value with one or more continuum symbols generated by a continuum operator. The one or more continuum symbols modify preceding symbol values to accommodate an extended range of symbols.

Abstract: A method for transmitting information data by using a Reed-Muller coding scheme in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of configuring a number of resource elements for transmitting the information data; when a bit size of the information data is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, allocating even-numbered data of the information data as first information data, and allocating odd-numbered data of the information data as second information data; applying RM coding on each of the first information data and the second information data; concatenating the coded first information data and the coded second information data, and transmitting the concatenated data by using the predetermined number of resource elements.

Abstract: In a multiband compressor 100, a level calculation unit 121 calculates a signal level inputted for each of bands, a gain calculation unit 122 calculates a gain value from the calculated signal level, and a gain limitation unit 130 limits a gain value by comparison with a gain value of the other band in a compressor for each band. With this configuration, provided is a multiband compressor capable of achieving a balance between the quality of sound and the effect of enhancing the sound level at a high level.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus intelligently switching between line coding schemes based on context. In one exemplary embodiment, an High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) system is configured to transmit control and video data according to an 8B/10B line coding protocol, and data island data according to TERC4 (TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) Error Reduction Coding 4-bit). Various elements of the disclosed HDMI devices are configured to determine when a context switch occurs, and thereafter seamlessly transition between the appropriate line code protocol.

Abstract: A method of coordinating communications between a plurality of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) operating in connection with differing communication languages. A common language is provided which includes common language commands and common language data objects. Common language commands are communicated from a user to a plurality of UAVs through a UAV Interoperability Agent (UIA), which converts the common language commands to UAV-specific commands which can be understood by the specific UAV. Additionally, UAVs send data in a native platform format to the UIA, which converts the native platform data to common language format for collection and interpretation by the user.

Abstract: A signal processing device is provided, including a prediction error calculating unit that calculates an error signal between a left signal l(n) and a prediction signal of the left signal l (n) predicted from a right signal r(n), a gain adjusting unit that makes a gain adjustment and outputs an error signal, a first adder that adds the left signal l(n) and the error signal and outputs, and a second adder that adds the right signal r(n) and the error signal in opposite phase and outputs.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes an array of memory cells and a digital flag generator circuit configured to generate a data inversion flag based on whether a number of logical zero bits contained in a data word to be transmitted from the memory cells is greater than a threshold number. The digital flag generator circuit includes a first digital stage including a first plurality of binary logic circuits. Each of the binary logic circuits is configured to receive a subset of the data word.

Abstract: Provided are a meta data encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The meta data decoding method includes decoding a media signal containing a media object, and decoding meta data corresponding to the media object. During the decoding of the meta data signal, decoding of the meta data is skipped when the meta data that is to be decoded is identical to already decoded meta data.

Abstract: A signal processor for providing a processed version of an input signal in dependence on the input signal includes a windower configured to window a portion of the input signal, or of a pre-processed version thereof, in dependence on a signal processing window described by signal processing window values for a plurality of window value index values, in order to obtain the processed version of the input signal. The signal processor also includes a window provider for providing the signal processing window values for a plurality of window value index values in dependence on one or more window shape parameters.

Abstract: An encoder for encoding a sequence of symbols is described which includes an assigner configured to assign a number of parameters to each symbol of the sequence of symbols based on information contained within previous symbols of the sequence of symbols; a plurality of entropy encoders each of which is configured to convert the symbols forwarded to the respective entropy encoder into a respective bitstream; and a selector configured to forward each symbol to a selected one of the plurality of entropy encoders, the selection depending on the number of parameters assigned to the respective symbol.

Abstract: In a pulse encoding and decoding method and a pulse codec, more than two tracks are jointly encoded, so that free codebook space in the situation of single track encoding can be combined during joint encoding to become code bits that may be saved. Furthermore, a pulse that is on each track and required to be encoded is combined according to positions, and the number of positions having pulses, distribution of the positions that have pulses on the track, and the number of pulses on each position that has a pulse are encoded separately, so as to avoid separate encoding performed on multiple pulses of a same position, thereby further saving code bits.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and systems employing novel delayed dictionary update schemes for dictionary-based high-bandwidth lossless compression. A pair of dictionaries having entries that are synchronized and encoded to support compression and decompression operations are implemented via logic at a compressor and decompressor. The compressor/decompressor logic operatives in a cooperative manner, including implementing the same dictionary update schemes, resulting in the data in the respective dictionaries being synchronized. The dictionaries are also configured with replaceable entries, and replacement policies are implemented based on matching bytes of data within sets of data being transferred over the link. Various schemes are disclosed for entry replacement, as well as a delayed dictionary update technique. The techniques support line-speed compression and decompression using parallel operations resulting in substantially no latency overhead.

Abstract: For encoding data for analysis acceleration, a method calculates a classification set for a data group of a data set including a plurality of entries. The classification set includes a finite plurality of classification values. Each classification value is associated with a bit position in a data binary string of a specified binary length. The method further encodes each data value of the data group for each entry with one of the plurality of classification values in a corresponding data binary string for the entry.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for identifying or converting data_coding, and a method and system for processing data_coding. By finding out a source data_coding adopted by information sent by a source account in communication protocols specified in the area to which it belongs and a target data_coding accepted and adopted by a target account based on preset data_coding information of a first account group and code conversion information of a second account group, the data_coding adopted by the sent information and the data_coding desired by the target account can be accurately determined, and a code conversion error is avoided. In addition, by pre-configuring code conversion information of each account and subsequently finding out the actually adopted data_coding based on finding mechanism, not only is the finding result accurate, but also the system is convenient to be extended and flexible to be configured.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication is disclosed that includes selecting a plurality of probabilities for a symbol based on a bit-to-symbol mapping; calculating a conditional mean of the symbol based on the plurality of probabilities; and, generating a signal representative of the symbol based on the conditional mean of the symbol. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for performing data decoding.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of performing lossless compression of a digital data set uses an iterative compression process in which the number of symbols N and bit length per symbol n may vary on successive iterations. The process includes analyzing at least a part of the data set to establish a partition thereof into N symbols of symbol length n, and to determine whether the N symbols can be further compressed, and, if so, a model to be used in encoding the N symbols.

Abstract: A method for decoding an audio signal having a bandwidth that extends beyond a bandwidth of a CELP excitation signal in an audio decoder including a CELP-based decoder element. The method includes obtaining a second excitation signal having an audio bandwidth extending beyond the audio bandwidth of the CELP excitation signal, obtaining a set of signals by filtering the second excitation signal with a set of bandpass filters, scaling the set of signals using a set of energy-based parameters, and obtaining a composite output signal by combining the scaled set of signals with a signal based on the audio signal decoded by the CELP-based decoder element.

Abstract: Generating and using a high-speed, scalable, and easily updateable data structure are described. The proposed data structure provides minimal perfect hashing functionality while intrinsically supporting low-cost set-membership queries. In other words, in some embodiments, it provides at most one match candidate in a set of known arbitrary-length bit strings that is used to match the query.

Abstract: A data acquisition device incorporates a front end analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which is responsive to an applied analog input signal, sample that signal and provide digital data representative of the sampled signal. The digital data is applied to a data channel connected to a data acquisition memory, which stores data values representative of the sampled analog input signal. The digital data from the ADC is also applied to a real time a trigger channel connected to a composite function trigger equalizer and filter, a trigger processor and to a trigger memory. The trigger channel operates in real time to identify trigger events and store real-time trigger event occurrence signals in the trigger memory. A controller reads out the stored data values from the data acquisition memory by way of a data equalizer, in synchronism with corresponding real-time trigger event occurrence signals from the trigger memory.

Abstract: An apparatus for upmixing a downmix audio signal describing one or more downmix audio channels into an upmixed audio signal describing a plurality of upmixed audio channels includes an upmixer configured to apply temporally variable upmixing parameters to upmix the downmix audio signal in order to obtain the upmixed audio signal. The apparatus also includes a parameter interpolator, wherein the parameter interpolator is configured to obtain one or more temporally interpolated upmix parameters to be used by the upmixer on the basis of a first complex-valued upmix parameter and a subsequent second complex-valued upmix parameter.

Abstract: A method for generating a decoded value from a codeword which is binarized utilizing a concatenated unary/k-th order Exp-Golomb code includes: identifying a first portion of the codeword, a second portion of the codeword and a third portion of the codeword; generating an offset according to the second portion; decoding the third portion to generate an index value; and generating the decoded value by adding the offset and the index value.

Abstract: A data processing device includes a clock converter, a data converter, and an error detector. The clock converter is configured to receive a first clock signal, convert the first clock signal into a second clock signal, and output the second clock signal. The data converter is configured to receive first data, convert the first data into second data using the second clock signal, and output the second data. The error detector is configured to check whether the first clock signal is in a first clock state or a second clock state upon the first data transitioning to a first data state, and output an enable signal to the clock converter upon determining that the first clock signal has transitioned to the first clock state from the second clock state.

Abstract: Coding/decoding of a digital signal, consisting of successive blocks of samples, the coding being of the transform with overlap type and comprising, upon analysis, the application of a weighting window to two blocks of M successive samples. In particular, this weighting window is asymmetric and comprises four distinct portions extending successively over the two aforesaid blocks, with: a first portion, increasing over a first interval of samples, a second portion, constant at a value of 1 over a second interval, a third portion, decreasing over a third interval, and a fourth portion, constant at a value of 0 over a fourth interval.

Abstract: A method for storing data on a server device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of encoded data blocks from a plurality of client devices, wherein the plurality of encoded data blocks are encoded using a distributed encoding technique, decoding the plurality of encoded data blocks using at least one of a plurality of previously decoded data blocks, and storing the decoded plurality of data blocks using a de-duplication technique.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing method and image processing apparatus using least significant bits (LSBs). The image processing method includes generating first binary codes by converting pixel values of an input image into a binary code format; converting the first binary codes into gray codes and determining a predetermined number of sequential LSBs from among the gray codes; and generating second binary codes by converting the determined LSBs of the gray codes into the binary code format.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for compressing data is disclosed. The method starts with determining a way to read a received data block in its native endian format of at a storage system, where the data block contains a set of data and the determination is based on sampling a subset from a set of data and checking variation of the values. The method selects a base value for the data block based on the determined way to read the data block and generates a set of updated data, where each value of the set of updated data corresponds to the base value and an original value. The method separates each data within the set of updated data into two portions with different bit-value distribution patterns and compresses one portion with a first algorithm while compresses another portion with a second algorithm different from the first.

Abstract: Techniques for encoding data based at least in part upon an awareness of the decoding complexity of the encoded data and the ability of a target decoder to decode the encoded data are disclosed. In some embodiments, a set of data is encoded based at least in part upon a state of a target decoder to which the encoded set of data is to be provided. In some embodiments, a set of data is encoded based at least in part upon the states of multiple decoders to which the encoded set of data is to be provided.

Abstract: An imaging cartridge chip with self-adaptive contacts includes a set of contacts. Each contact of the set of contacts has the function of a full series of contacts. The specific function of each contact in the set of contacts is determined by identifying a signal received by the contact from an external contact.

Abstract: A method for generating a decoded value from a codeword which is binarized utilizing a concatenated unary/k-th order Exp-Golomb code includes: identifying a first portion of the codeword, a second portion of the codeword and a third portion of the codeword; generating an offset according to the second portion; decoding the third portion to generate an index value; and generating the decoded value by adding the offset and the index value.

Abstract: There is described a method of making a linear periodically time varying system shift-invariant, comprising the following steps implemented for each input signal the sampling rate of which has to be converted: —generating a set of polyphase components based on the input signal, —feeding the generated set of polyphase components to the system, and —generating an output signal by performing interleaving, shifting and addition on signals output by the system corresponding to the generated set of polyphase components processed by the system.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention are provided for decoding a selected span of data within a compressed code stream. A selection of data within the compressed code stream from an arbitrary position is presented for decompression. The arbitrary position is the starting point in the compressed code stream for decompression, and a phrase within the compressed code stream containing the starting point is identified. From the arbitrary starting point, a back pointer may provide direction to the literal. The literal is extracted as a decoding of the compressed data associated with the starting point.

Abstract: A de-mapping circuit for de-mapping input words of a first length into output words of a second length different from the first length. In one embodiment, the circuit includes a word register of the first length and temporary registers of the second length. The word register successively stores each of the inputs words in response to cycles of a clock. The temporary registers temporarily store the output words. Multiplexers configured by address signals select bits from stored input words and store the selected bits into the temporary registers to form temporarily stored output words.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for media content search and retrieval, and a virtual television channel capable of using that system. The present system may be implemented on a computing device, such as for example a media service server, and a client device, such as for example a set top box for a television system, a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant or a gaming console. A first aspect of the present system relates to a media download control engine which enables a client device with limited capabilities to play media content which comes from a website in a format not supported by the client device. A second aspect of the present system may make use of the media download control engine to obtain media content and create customized virtual channels. The second aspect in particular relates to a virtual channel engine that schedules a continuous stream of content for the user, which content is selected based on topics of interest to the user.

Abstract: There is provided an encoder and decoder for encoding and decoding input data (D1, D2 or D3) to generate corresponding encoded output data (D2 or D3, D5). The encoder includes a data processing arrangement, optionally for analyzing a range of values present in the input data (D1) to determine at least one pre- and/or post-pedestal value, optionally to translate the input data (D1) using the at least one pre- and/or post-pedestal value to generate translated data, and then to apply a form of ODelta coding to the data, optionally translated data, to generate processed data, and to combine the processed data and optionally the at least one pre- and/or post-pedestal value for generating the encoded output data (D2 or D3). The decoder includes a data processing arrangement for processing the encoded data (D2 or D3), optionally to extract therefrom at least one pre- and/or post-pedestal value.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for performing data decoding.