Methods and apparatus for performing adaptive compression

A method of compressing a data stream, comprising:

• dividing the data stream into a plurality of segments of data;
• compressing one of the plurality of segments of data;
• determining whether compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was successful;
• and
• when the compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was not successful, skipping one or more of the plurality of segments of data following the one of the plurality of segments of data that has been unsuccessfully compressed before applying the compressing step to another one of the plurality of segments of data.

A method of identifying a type of compression to apply to one or more data segments of a data stream, comprising:

• determining at least one of data throughput, network bandwidth, network availability, CPU availability, and CPU speed;
• identifying a type of compression to apply to one or more data segments of the data stream based upon at least one of the following factors:
• data throughput, network bandwidth, network availability, CPU availability, and CPU speed;
• applying the type of compression to one or more data segments of the data stream;
• ascertaining a desired compression amount;
• determining an amount that the one or more data segments has been compressed;
• comparing the desired compression amount with the amount that the one or more data segments has been compressed;
• and
• determining whether to compress one or more data segments following the one or more data segments that have been compressed based upon the comparison.

An apparatus for compressing a file including a plurality of data segments, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for:
• dividing the file into a plurality of segments of data;
• compressing one of the plurality of segments of data;
• determining whether compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was successful;
• and
• when the compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was not successful, skipping one or more of the plurality of segments of data in proximity to the one of the plurality of segments of data that has been unsuccessfully compressed before applying the compressing step to another one of the plurality of segments of data.

A computer-readable medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions for compressing a file including a plurality of data segments, comprising:

• instructions for dividing the file into a plurality of segments of data;
• instructions for compressing one of the plurality of segments of data;
• instructions for determining whether compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was successful;
• and
• instructions for skipping one or more of the plurality of segments of data in proximity to the one of the plurality of segments of data that has been unsuccessfully compressed before applying the compressing step to another one of the plurality of segments of data when the compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was not successful.

An apparatus for compressing a file including a plurality of data segments, comprising:

• means for dividing the file into a plurality of segments of data;
• means for compressing one of the plurality of segments of data;
• means for determining whether compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was successful;
• and
• means for skipping one or more of the plurality of segments of data in proximity to the one of the plurality of segments of data that has been unsuccessfully compressed before applying the compressing step to another one of the plurality of segments of data when the compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was not successful.

An apparatus for compressing a data stream, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for:
• dividing the data stream into a plurality of segments of data;
• compressing one of the plurality of segments of data;
• determining whether compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was successful;
• and
• when the compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was not successful, skipping one or more of the plurality of segments of data following the one of the plurality of segments of data that has been unsuccessfully compressed before applying the compressing step to another one of the plurality of segments of data.

An apparatus for compressing a data stream, comprising:

• means for dividing the data stream into a plurality of segments of data;
• means for compressing one of the plurality of segments of data;
• means for determining whether compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was successful;
• and
• means for skipping one or more of the plurality of segments of data following the one of the plurality of segments of data that has been unsuccessfully compressed before applying the compressing step to another one of the plurality of segments of data when the compression of the one of the plurality of segments of data was not successful.