Data Compression in Digital Systems

by Roy Hoffman

Overview

Data compression is now indispensable to products and services of many industries including computers, communications, healthcare, publishing and entertainment. This invaluable resource introduces this area to information system managers and others who need to understand how it is changing the world of digital systems. For those who know the technology well, it reveals what happens when data compression is used in real-world applications and provides guidance for future technology development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412085512
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	04/30/1997
Series:	Digital Multimedia Standards Series
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	415
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

1 Overview.- 1.1 Representation of Information.- 1.2 Data Compression — What Is It and Why Is It Needed.- 1.3 Historical Origins of Data Compression.- 1.4 Marketplace Trends Relating to Data Compression.- 1.5 Data Compression Algorithms.- 1.6 Applications for Data Compression.- 1.7 Integrating Data Compression in Digital Systems.- 1.8 Summary.- I — Marketplace.- 2 Data Compression in the Marketplace.- 3 Marketplace Factors.- II — Algorithms.- 4 Compression Algorithms for Symbolic Data.- 5 Compression Algorithms for Diffuse Data.- III — Applications.- 6 Computer Applications.- 7 Communications — Network Applications.- 8 Communications — Broadcasting Applications.- 9 Consumer-Electronics Applications.- 10 Publishing Applications.- 11 Entertainment Applications.- 12 Healthcare Applications.- IV — Digital Systems.- 13 Digital System Design.- 14 Managing Compressed Data.- 15 A Window On The Future.- Acronyms and Abbreviations.- References.

Editorial Reviews

Blends introductory material on what data compression is and how it operates with an in-depth look at how data compression is used in real-world applications. Arrangement is in four sections, beginning with an introduction to the user requirements for data compression and the marketplace constraints and rules that affect its application. A thorough explanation of the most important algorithms for text, speech, audio, image, and video data follows. The third section is a guide to the use of data compression in the computer, communications, consumer-electronics, publishing, entertainment, and healthcare industries. The final section covers decisions and techniques used for incorporating data compression in current and future digital systems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

A timely effort to educate a diverse audience on the basic concepts of data compression. I recommend this marvelous book to anyone doing work related to data compression, however remote the connection may be. Besides being informative, it is highly enjoyable. - IEEE Spectrum, September 1997

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