A Byte Pattern Based Method for File Compression.

Abstract

This research presents a method to allows the data compression from a file containing any type of information by combining the pattern theory with the theory of data compression. This proposal can reduce the storage space of a file data from any kind of computer, platform or operating system installed on that computer. According to the fundamentals of patterns, a pattern is a regularity of bytes contained within a file with self-similarity characteristics; if this concept applies to data files, we find certain amounts of auto-similar or patterns repeated several times throughout the file; with a store data representation and being referenced, at a certain point data can be recovered from the original file without losing a single data, and consequently saving space on the hard disk.