Jarek Duda, inventor of ANS video compression concept, says Google wants to patent his invention; Google says it is patenting specific application of the theory (Timothy B. Lee/Ars Technica)

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Jarek Duda, inventor of ANS video compression concept, says Google wants to patent his invention; Google says it is patenting specific application of the theory  —  When Jarek Duda invented an important new compression technique called asymmetric numeral systems (ANS) a few years ago …

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