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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, IL (US);
Mark Fimoff, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Paul A. Snopko, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, IL (US);
Mark Fimoff, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Paul A. Snopko, Chicago, IL (US);
Zenith Electronics Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
In an enhanced slice prediction embodiment, an input containing first and second data is received. Each data element of the first data represents a number of bits that is greater than a number of bits represented by each data element of the second data, and the first and second data in the received input are defined by the same n level constellation. The input is decoded with a first decoder to recover both the first and second data. Only the second data is decoded with a second decoder. Enhanced slice prediction is provided based on the decoding of the second decoder.