Ex parte LINOFF et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 97-0244                                                           
          Application 08/042,357                                                       





               3.  An encoding system for generating an encoded                        
               represen-tation for a value "i" in response to a base                   
               value "b," a value "n" identifying a number of characters               
               in each of a series of encoding groups in the                           
               representation, and a value "s" identifying a number of                 
               characters in a termination identifier identifying the                  
               end of the encoded representa-tion, the encoding system                 
               comprising:                                                             
               A.   an encoding group number determining element for                   
                    determining a value "N" identifying the number                     
                    of encoding groups for the representation in                       
                    accordance with                                                    
                              N=GI{log [(b-1)i+1]}                                     
                                      b                                                
                    where "GI" represents the greatest integer function;               
               B.   an encoded value difference determination                          
                    element for using the value of "N" as determined                   
                    by the encoding group number determining                           
                    element, and the value of base "b," to determine                   
                    an encoded value difference value * in                             
                    accordance with                                                    
                              *=(b  -1)/(b-1);N                                                    
               C.   an encoded value identifier element for using                      
                    the encoded value difference value * to generate                   
                    an encoded value i' in accordance with                             
                              i'=i-*;                                                  
               D.   an encoding group value determining element for                    
                    determining values of each encoding group a  in                    
                                                                j                      
                    accordance with                                                    

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