Method and apparatus for increasing information compressibility
OwnerJoseph G. Earl, Michael D. Moffittinventors
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Abstract
A system for compressing information arranges unprocessed information into a plurality of data planes. The data planes are converted into a combined planar data output. The combined planar data output is created by regrouping data elements which make up the unprocessed information. The regrouping is such that the entropy of the unprocessed information is increased. This provides increased compressibility of the data. The combined planar data output is compressed using standard information compression techniques. Data is reconstructed by uncompressing compressed data and rearranging it into its original format.
Claims8
An apparatus for expanding compressed information comprising;
- means for receiving a data stream of compressed information from an information source;
- means for receiving the compressed information data stream and providing a combined planar data and header output;
- planar formation means for arranging component elements of the combined planar data and header output into a plurality of data planes;
- planar combination means for withdrawing data from the plurality of data planes and providing a planar combination output;
- planar de-atomize means for rearranging the planar combination output into de-atomized data stream;
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- means for outputting the de-atomized data stream.
A method of expanding compressed information comprising:
- receiving a data stream of compressed information from an information source,
- decompressing the compressed information data stream and providing a combined planar data and header output;
- arranging component elements of the combined planar data and header output into a plurality of data planes;
- converting the plurality of data planes into a planar combination output which comprises a plurality of data elements;
- de-atomizing the data stream by rearranging the plurality of data elements in the planar combination output and providing a rearranged data output;
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- outputting the rearranged data output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.