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From: kym@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (R. Kym Horsell)
Newsgroups: comp.compression
Subject: Re: arithmetic coding patents (was, Re: A rather naive request.)
Message-ID: <1991Apr2.045715.11583@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>
Date: 2 Apr 91 04:57:15 GMT
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In article <1991Apr2.025746.13749@riacs.edu> jaw@riacs.edu (James A. Woods) writes:
>	#4891643    Arithmetic coding data compression/de-compression by
>		    selectively employed diverse arithmetic coding encoders
>		    and decoders

Hmmm. I wonder does this mean they use the ``do it n times & take the
best one'' approach?

-kym