Method and system for context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding

Patent No. US6856701 (titled "Method and system for context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding") on Nov 27, 2001. The application was issued on Feb 15, 2005.

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US6856701

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Filing Date
Nov 27, 2001
Status
Expired
Publication Date
Feb 15, 2005
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