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High speed variable length decoder

Assignee: WiniaDaewoo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-11-17
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Granted: 1997-12-23
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Expires: 2015-11-17
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Abstract

Abstract A variable length code decoding apparatus stores a 2 n -bit variable length coded serial input bit stream, n being a positive integer, and, in response to a control signal, outputs in parallel an objective bit stream having a predetermined number of bits and decodes the objective bit stream from the interface means and outputting a decoded symbol together with its codeword length data. A variable length code decoding apparatus compares the codeword in the objective bit stream and the decoded symbol with the variable length data in the table and generates the control signal.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gyu-Seok Kim

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M7/00; H03M7/30; H03M7/40; H03M7/42; H03M7/425; H04; H04N; H04N19/00; H04N19/48

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
An apparatus for decoding variable length coded codewords, comprising: interface means for storing a variable length coded serial input bit stream and outputting, in response to a control signal, in parallel an objective bit stream of a predetermined number of bits, the objective bit stream including a codeword; means for decoding the codeword included in the objective bit stream and outputting a decoded symbol corresponding to the codeword; and control means, storing a table having a plurality of entries, each of the entries including a codeword and its corresponding decoded symbol, for receiving the objective bit stream and the decoded symbol from the decoding means to thereby generate the control signal when the codeword in the objective bit stream and the decoded symbol from the decoding means match a codeword and a decoded symbol included in one of the entries, respectively.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 141 words
An apparatus for decoding variable length coded codewords, comprising: interface means for storing a variable length coded serial input bit stream and outputting, in response to a control signal, in parallel an objective bit stream of a predetermined number of bits, the objective bit stream including a codeword; means for decoding the codeword included in the objective bit stream and outputting a decoded symbol corresponding to the codeword; and control means, storing a table having a plurality of entries, each of the entries including a codeword and its corresponding decoded symbol, for receiving the objective bit stream and the decoded symbol from the decoding means to thereby generate the control signal when the codeword in the objective bit stream and the decoded symbol from the decoding means match a codeword and a decoded symbol included in one of the entries, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 81 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes: decoding detection means for storing the table having the entries and generating a decoding detection signal if the codeword in the objective bit stream and the decoded symbol from the decoding means match the codeword and the decoded symbol included in said one of the entries, respectively; means for generating a clock signal; and means for generating the control signal based on the decoding detection signal and the clock signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 60 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said control signal generating means having means for generating the control signal in response to the decoding detection signal if the decoding detection signal is generated during one clock cycle of the clock signal and generating the control signal at the beginning of a next clock cycle of the clock signal if otherwise.

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