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This patent covers rANS variant which is used for example in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XL - if granted, only Microsoft will be able to make its hardware encoders/decoders.
Lots of materials about ANS: https://encode.su/threads/2078-List-of-Asymmetric-Numeral-Sy...
The Google patent story: https://arstechnica.com/features/2018/06/inventor-says-googl...
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This patent covers rANS variant which is used for example in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XL - if granted, only Microsoft will be able to make its hardware encoders/decoders.
Lots of materials about ANS: https://encode.su/threads/2078-List-of-Asymmetric-Numeral-Sy...
The Google patent story: https://arstechnica.com/features/2018/06/inventor-says-googl...