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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2004
Applicants:

Kenneth Kay Smith, Boise, ID (US);

Jonathan Jedwab, Vancouver, CA;

James A. Davis, Richmond, VA (US);

David Banks, Bristol, GB;

Stewart R. Wyatt, Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth Kay Smith, Boise, ID (US);

Jonathan Jedwab, Vancouver, CA;

James A. Davis, Richmond, VA (US);

David Banks, Bristol, GB;

Stewart R. Wyatt, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for error correction coding and decoding information is disclosed. In one embodiment, the first and second encoders are each configured to encode the information, wherein the second encoder has a higher capability than the first encoder. First and second decoders are configured to recover the information, wherein the second decoder recovers the information encoded by the second encoder only if the first decoder cannot recover the information.


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