Is this solving a lack of fresh patents?
Didn't the 1990s already have a ton of research into fixed ratio, low overhead, lossy codecs? The idea was that of all the possible permutations of a small data block, not all of them were significantly different so they can be removed. Prediction and state of the compression were trivial so latency and effort were low as well. Primary uses were boosting multimedia throughout on 1x DVD-ROM and LANs. Some of them are still around today in various telephone bits.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
