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US 5,838,927 · App. 08/754,164

Method and apparatus for compressing a continuous, indistinct data stream

Inventors: William G. Gillon, Andrew T. McFadden
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Granted: Nov 17, 1998 Filed: Nov 22, 1996
Inventors
William G. Gillon
Andrew T. McFadden
Assignee (at issue)
WebTV Networks, Inc.

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Patent No.
US 5,838,927
App. No.
08/754,164
Filed
1996-11-22
Granted
1998-11-17
Kind
A