Patent ID: 6266368
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G10L,G11B,H03M,H04H

Abstract:
A data compression apparatus for data compressing at least a first and second digital information signal, each of the at least two digital information signals comprising subsequent samples, the apparatus comprising:means for receiving the first and second digital information signal;signal combination means for combining the first and second digital information signal to obtain a composite information signal;data compression means for data compressing the composite information signal to obtain a data compressed composite information signal;output means for supplying the data compressed composite information signal, wherein the signal combination means comprises merging means for merging samples of the first and second digital information signal after each other into one datastream to obtain said composite information signal;said data compression means having a control input for receiving a control signal, the data compression means being adapted to data compress the composite information signal in response to said control signal, control signal generation means being available for generating said control signal, said control signal generation means having an input for receiving said composite information signal and being adapted to generate said control signal in response to said composite information signal.