Patent ID: 6196466
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H03M

Abstract:
A method of encoding a plurality of message characters for storing on an information carrying media, said method comprising the steps of:a) classifying message characters to be encoded into a plurality of character subsets;b) assigning a different numerical base for each of said character subsets, said numerical base for a given character subset corresponding to a number of characters in said character subset;c) converting each message character of a character subset into a numerical value based upon a numerical base assigned to said character subset;d) converting a sequence of numerical values representing message characters of said character subset into a subset binary number;e) repeating steps c and d for all character subsets;f) grouping the subset binary numbers in a predetermined order to construct a multibase-encoded representation of said plurality of message characters; andg) storing the said multibase-encoded representation on the information carrying media.