Encoding / decoding system and method
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments, wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a satellite-based communication network; mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location and a length, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings; and transmitting the related encoded data file from a first location to a second location using the satellite-based communication network.
1. A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device comprising:
processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments, wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a satellite-based communication network;
mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location as a bit-wise offset within the dictionary file and a bit-wise length within the dictionary file defining a number of bits from the dictionary file beginning from the starting location, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings, wherein mapping each of the plurality of file segments to the portion of the dictionary file to generate the plurality of mappings includes mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a plurality of bits within the dictionary file using the starting location and length, wherein the dictionary file includes a binary sequence of all possible combinations of a predefined number having a defined bit length; and
transmitting the related encoded data file from a first location to a second location using the satellite-based communication network.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file; and
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes one or more of:
performing a homomorphic encoding operation; and
performing a heteromorphic encoding operation.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:
a related compressed data file; and
a related encrypted data file.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a byte-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a bit-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file at the second location.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the satellite-based communication network includes one or more of:
an internet communication network including one or more satellites;
a mesh communication network including one or more satellites;
a telephone communication network including one or more satellites;
an entertainment communication network including one or more satellites;
a surface-to-satellite communication network including one or more satellites;
a satellite-to-satellite communication network including one or more satellites; and
a satellite-to-surface communication network including one or more satellites.
11. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments, wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a satellite-based communication network;
mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location as a bit-wise offset within the dictionary file and a bit-wise length within the dictionary file defining a number of bits from the dictionary file beginning from the starting location, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings, wherein mapping each of the plurality of file segments to the portion of the dictionary file to generate the plurality of mappings includes mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a plurality of bits within the dictionary file using the starting location and length, wherein the dictionary file includes a binary sequence of all possible combinations of a predefined number having a defined bit length; and
transmitting the related encoded data file from a first location to a second location using the satellite-based communication network.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 further comprising:
receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file; and
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
13. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes one or more of:
performing a homomorphic encoding operation; and
performing a heteromorphic encoding operation.
14. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:
a related compressed data file; and
a related encrypted data file.
15. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a byte-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
17. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.
18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a bit-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
19. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file at the second location.
20. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments, wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a satellite-based communication network;
mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location as a bit-wise offset within the dictionary file and a bit-wise length within the dictionary file defining a number of bits from the dictionary file beginning from the starting location, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings, wherein mapping each of the plurality of file segments to the portion of the dictionary file to generate the plurality of mappings includes mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a plurality of bits within the dictionary file using the starting location and length, wherein the dictionary file includes a binary sequence of all possible combinations of a predefined number having a defined bit length; and
transmitting the related encoded data file from a first location to a second location using the satellite-based communication network.
21. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the satellite-based communication network includes one or more of:
an internet communication network including one or more satellites;
a mesh communication network including one or more satellites;
a telephone communication network including one or more satellites;
an entertainment communication network including one or more satellites;
a surface-to-satellite communication network including one or more satellites;
a satellite-to-satellite communication network including one or more satellites; and
a satellite-to-surface communication network including one or more satellites.
22. The computing system of claim 20 further comprising:
receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file; and
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
23. The computing system of claim 22 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes one or more of:
performing a homomorphic encoding operation; and
performing a heteromorphic encoding operation.
24. The computing system of claim 22 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:
a related compressed data file; and
a related encrypted data file.
25. The computing system of claim 22 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.
26. The computing system of claim 25 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a byte-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
27. The computing system of claim 22 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.
28. The computing system of claim 27 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a bit-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
29. The computing system of claim 22 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file at the second location.
30. The computing system of claim 21 wherein the satellite-based communication network includes one or more of:
an internet communication network including one or more satellites;
a mesh communication network including one or more satellites;
a telephone communication network including one or more satellites;
an entertainment communication network including one or more satellites;
a surface-to-satellite communication network including one or more satellites;
a satellite-to-satellite communication network including one or more satellites; and
a satellite-to-surface communication network including one or more satellites.