Decoding and encoding of variable length data words and data strings is accelerated by testing for and processing more than one word or string per encoding or decoding cycle. In an encoding scheme wherein fixed length data words are encoded into variable length data strings, decoding is carried out by...http://www.google.com.hk/patents/US5623262?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US5623262 - Multi-word variable length encoding and decoding
