US 6,982,663 B2
Method and system for symbol binarization
Lowell Winger, Waterloo (Canada)
Assigned to LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 02, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/770,213.
Application 10/770213 is a continuation of application No. 10/191596, filed on Jul. 10, 2002, granted, now 6,744,387.
Prior Publication US 2004/0150540 A1, Aug. 05, 2004
Int. Cl. H03M 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 341—107 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating an index value from a codeword for digital video decoding, comprising the steps of:
(A) setting said index value to a threshold in response to a first portion of said codeword having a first pattern;
(B) adding an offset to said index value based on a second pattern in a second portion of said codeword following said first portion in response to said first portion having said first pattern; and
(C) adding a value to said index value based on a third pattern in a third portion of said codeword following said second portion in response to said first portion having said first pattern.