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The SZIP Science Data Lossless Compression Program is Copyright (C) 2001 Science
& Technology Corporation @ UNM. All rights released. Copyright (C) 2003 Lowell
H. Miles and Jack A. Venbrux. Licensed to ICs, LLC, for distribution by the
University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications as a
part of the HDF data storage and retrieval file format and software library
products package. All rights reserved. Do not modify or use for other
purposes.
SZIP implements an extended Rice adaptive lossless compression algorithm
for sample data. The primary algorithm was developed by R. F. Rice at
Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
SZIP embodies certain inventions patented by the National Aeronautics &
Space Administration. United States Patent Nos. 5,448,642, 5,687,255,
and 5,822,457 have been licensed to ICs, LLC, for distribution with the
HDF data storage and retrieval file format and software library products.
All rights reserved.
Revocable, royalty-free, nonexclusive sublicense to use SZIP decompression
software routines and underlying patents is hereby granted by ICs, LLC, to
all users of and in conjunction with HDF data storage and retrieval file
format and software library products.
Revocable, royalty-free, nonexclusive sublicense to use SZIP compression
software routines and underlying patents for non-commercial, scientific use
only is hereby granted by ICs, LLC, to users of and in conjunction with HDF
data storage and retrieval file format and software library products.
For commercial use license to SZIP compression software routines and underlying
patents please contact ICs, LLC, at:
Joseph J. Feeley, Ph.D., P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
ICs, LLC
PO Box 2236
McCall, ID 83638
Phone: (208) 315-0029
Email: Joe.Feeley@frontiernet.net