Patent ID: 6970114

Claim:
A zero stripper adapted to remove leading â€œ0sâ€ from a bit sequence, comprising: data receiving means ( 12 ) adapted to receive the bits of a digital bit sequence; pulse generation means ( 18 ) adapted to form a pulse upon the receipt of each new bit into said data receiving means ( 12 ); bit identification means ( 16 , 18 , 20 ) adapted to identify a bit as a â€œ0â€ or a â€œ1â€; first bit switching means ( 20 , 24 ) adapted to open a transmission path for said bit sequence upon the receipt of a first â€œ1â€ bit within said bit sequence; termination recognition means ( 32 , 34 ) adapted to recognize the termination of a bit sequence; second bit switching means ( 36 ) adapted to switch said transmission path of said bit sequence upon the recognition of said termination of a bit sequence; datum release means ( 40 , 42 ) adapted to release a datum segment made up of those bits received by said data receiving means ( 12 ) starting with a first-received â€œ1â€ bit until said termination of a bit sequence; and datum receiving means ( 28 ) adapted to receive a zero-stripped datum segment made up of those bits received by said data receiving means ( 12 ) starting with a first-received â€œ1â€ bit until said termination of said bit sequence.