SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE LENGTH CODEWORD BASED DATA ENCODING AND DECODING USING DYNAMIC MEMORY ALLOCATION

A data compression system includes an encoder for receiving a binary string of data which is partitioned into one or more binary segments and assigned Variable Length Codewords (VLCs) to be stored to a file or transmitted over a medium, such as a wired network or a wireless network. The system can also include a decoder for receiving the VLCs from a file or network and reproducing a binary string of data substantially identical to that which was input to the encoder. The system can also include a processor, a memory and/or a coder/decoder (CODEC) for compressing/decompressing a raw or compressed data stream received from a file or network.