Patentable(?) idea day
Patentable ideas for you! (Or maybe business ideas, or both.)
Computers
Computers
- Lossy zip (aka LLZW: lossy-lempel-ziv-welch).
- 3rd-party file compression. Automatic distribution of file chunks via a CDN, using block checksums, ala ZFS de-duplication (this might be what BitTorrent is already doing; this just uses a CDN instead of p2p)
- the coolest part about 3rd-party file compression is that it could be calculated automatically and common chunks be replicated more broadly or moved to where they are most frequently used. Actually, I think Freenet does this already. Akamai should too.
- Windows OS fractal compression. File compression via matching blocks in standard Windows install files. Or in any OS. Or in the browser itself (requires client to accurately represent browser/version/OS combo). Ala fractal image compression.
- Shared strings compression. Google could publish a dict of most common strings appearing on the web. The browser would publish its version as an Accept header, and if the client/server dicts matched, the common-strings-compressed version could be delivered. Similar to 3rd-party auto-CDN compression, but the nearest CDN is actually cached on your local computer.
- Flower imprinted images, ala laser etched fruit and Japanese apples. Flowers would have to be etched after budding. Longer-lived plants could be imprinted early and allowed to grow (like carving names into bark).