Physical hardware clock virtualization
US12373235B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques to virtualize a physical hardware clock are described. The techniques may include utilizing a coefficients storage to store timestamp coefficient entries. When a timestamp request is received from a client, a selection circuit selects a timestamp coefficient entry from the coefficients storage. A compute circuit then computes a timestamp according to the client's virtualized clock based on the selected timestamp coefficient entry and a counter value of a counter that is driven by a physical clock signal.
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