Conversion to or from run-length codes, i.e. by representing the number of consecutive digits, or groups of digits, of the same kind by a code word and a digit indicative of that kind

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Conversion of a code where information is represented by a given sequence or number of digits to a code where the same information is represented by a different sequence or number of digits > Compression; Expansion; Suppression of unnecessary data, e.g. redundancy reduction > Conversion to or from run-length codes, i.e. by representing the number of consecutive digits, or groups of digits, of the same kind by a code word and a digit indicative of that kind

Classification Context

Section:: ELECTRICITY
Class:: ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Subclass:: CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL

1 direct subcode

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H03M 7/48 alternating with other codes during the code conversion process, e.g. run-length coding being performed only as long as sufficiently long runs of digits of the same kind are present