Signal coding and decoding
CA 2298687 A1 · Owner: Monro, Donald Martin · Inventors: Monro, Donald Martin
Overview
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A method of signal coding comprising the step of decomposing the signal into transform coefficients, further comprising the step of generating mask data indicating for which, of said transform coefficients transform data will not , be sent. The mask data may indicate the depth (in bit-planes) at which data will start to be sent for each coefficient.
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- Filed April 29, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 29, 2018.
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