US Patent 7292160 Context sensitive encoding and decoding

Patent 7292160 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on November, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7292160

Date of Patent

November 6, 2007

Patent Application Number

11438207

Date Filed

May 22, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Brian Young

Patent abstract

A computer implemented method of encoding and decoding a data file. The method of encoding includes assigning a context to the data file; and encoding the data file using an encoding method associated with the context. The method of decoding includes reading a context assigned to a data file; and decoding the data file using a decoding method associated with the context. More efficient use of limited encoding representations result.