Patent ID: 11882201
Assignee: ITRON, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A network device, comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memory devices, in communication with the one or more processors;
processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the network device to perform acts comprising:
receiving input data;
determining whether, for a byte of the input data, a value of the byte is distinct from other values in a first-instance array;
based at least in part on the value of the byte being distinct from other values in the first-instance array:
adding the byte to the first-instance array; and
adding a bit of a second value to an address-bit array; or

based at least in part on the value of the byte not being distinct from other values in the first-instance array:
adding an index value to an index array, wherein the index value indicates a location of the value of the byte in the first-instance array; and
adding a bit of a third value to the address-bit array.