Custom character-coding compression for encoding and watermarking media content
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsJohn Blakeway Lacy, Schuyler Reynier Quackenbush, James H. Snyder
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Abstract
An apparatus for compressing media content is disclosed. The apparatus divides the media content into at least three predetermined portions, compresses each of the at least three portions using one of at least three different compression algorithms and makes the at least three compressed predetermined portions publicly available. Making the portions publicly available includes, for example, transmitting the portions over a computer network such as the Internet.
Claims20
An apparatus for compressing media content, the apparatus comprising:
- means for dividing the media content into at least three predetermined portions;
- means for compressing each of the at least three portions using one of at least three different compression algorithms;
- and
- means for making the at least three compressed predetermined portions publicly available.
An apparatus for compressing media content that has been divided into three portions, the apparatus comprising:
- means for compressing each of the three portions using a different data-based compression algorithm;
- and
- means for making the three compressed portions publicly available.
A data stream of compressed media content, the data stream being contained in a computer-readable medium and generated according to a method comprising:
- dividing the media content into at least three predetermined portions;
- compressing each of the at least three portions using one of at least three different compression algorithms;
- and
- making the at least three compressed predetermined portions publicly available.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.