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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
Hirohisa Tasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hirohisa Tasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A variable length code multiplexer multiplexes a plurality of input codes () including a variable length code into a multiplexed code () and outputs the multiplexed code (). The multiplexer includes a forward direction multiplexing unit () for multiplexing the plurality of input codes () one by one so that they are running in a forward direction from a head of the multiplexed code () to a tail of the multiplexed code (), a backward direction multiplexing unit () for multiplexing the plurality of input codes () one by one so that they are running in a backward direction from the tail of the multiplexed code () to the head of the multiplexed code (), and a selection unit () for selecting either the forward direction multiplexing unit () or the backward direction multiplexing unit () for each of the plurality of input codes ().