Constructing codes with ordered codeword lengths (Corresp.)
Author :
Van Voorhis, David C.
Volume :
21
Issue :
1
fYear :
1975
fDate :
1/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
105
Lastpage :
106
Abstract :
An algorithm is described where given the letter probabilities for a memoryless message source that emits letters, only steps are required--rather than the previously reported steps---to construct a code with the minimum average codeword length permitted by the constraint that codeword lengths be monotonically increasing.
Keywords :
Run-length coding; Source coding; Binary codes; Digital images; Fluctuations; Frequency measurement; Gray-scale; Image coding; Image storage; Optical arrays; Probability;