Counter and counting method
US10291232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A counter includes: a computing module (100) and N counting modules (101). Each counting module includes a plurality of counting spaces corresponding to different counting entries, and counting spaces of the same counting entry in different counting modules have the same address, wherein the counting module is arranged to provide a value for computing to the computing module in response to a counting application of a counting application source. The computing module is arranged to read values of the same counting entry in different counting modules and accumulate the read values to obtain a total count value of the counting entry, N being an integer not less than 1. Also disclosed is a counting method.
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