A method for data compression by scanning with a variable frequency and, for this process by means of suitable reaction system

摘要

A data compression system comprises an analog-to-digital converter for quantizing the analog signal at a first sampling frequency into a series of digital samples and a memory for storing the digital samples. A control circuit generates a sampling datum indicating a variable sampling frequency lower than the first sampling frequency as a function of the instantaneous frequency of the analog signal for selecting digital samples from the memory, reads the selected digital samples out of the memory means in response to the sampling datum, and forms the sampling datum and the selected digital samples into a data set. A series of data sets may be transmitted to a receiving end of the system or stored in a recording medium. The sampling datum is used to indicate the point at which the digital sample is converted to a corresponding analog value.