Establishing a reference bit in a bit pattern

Abstract

A method establishes a reference bit in a bit pattern. The method includes (a) identifying a series of bit sequences in the bit pattern including all bit sequences having the largest number of consecutive bits with a common logic state and (b) assigning a reference bit based on one bit sequence in the series when the series includes only one bit sequence. The method includes (c) identifying a series of bit sequences in the bit pattern that includes all bit sequences that have the largest number of consecutive bits with an alternative logic state from a last prior identified series of bit sequences, and that are adjacent to each bit sequence in the last prior identified series of bit sequences. The method assigns a reference bit based on one bit sequence in the series identified in (c) when the series identified in (c) includes only one bit sequence.

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