Loss-less data compression/decompression especially useful in a limited resource environment such as a handheld portable video game system allows graphics and/or attribute data to be efficiently and quickly decompressed on an as-needed basis in real time response to interactive user inputs. A two-level...http://www.google.de/patents/US6416410?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6416410 - Data compression/decompression based on pattern and symbol run length encoding for use in a portable handheld video game system