Method and apparatus for decoding Huffman encoded words are disclosed which include the use of logic gates connected in the form of a binary decoding tree which includes branches, interior and leaf nodes. Bits of the encoded word are sequentially supplied to gates of the binary tree. Simultaneously,...http://www.google.se/patents/US4535320?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4535320 - Method and apparatus for digital Huffman decoding