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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Itzhack Goldberg, Hadera, IL;
Erik Rueger, Ockenheim, DE;
Lance W. Russell, Rosanky, TX (US);
Neil Sondhi, Budapest, HU;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A coding scheme for coding 'code constructs' (for example, alphanumeric characters) into 'bit sequences,' where at least one of the code constructs is assigned at least two different bit sequences (that is, a first bit sequence and a second bit sequence). This is sometimes referred to herein as “alternative codings for a single code construct.” In some embodiments, at least one of the alternative codings includes bits that can be used for error detection and/or correction. In some embodiments, the code scheme will be similar to a pre-existing code scheme that does not have alternative codings for a single code construct so that the alternative-codings coding scheme is back compatible with data encoded under the pre-existing coding scheme.