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Digital scaling apparatus

US4335372A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1980
Grant dateJun 15, 1982
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F5/015
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Digital scaling apparatus adapted to receive a plurality of digital signals each composed of a plurality of bits which first encodes each of the digital signals in accordance with the number of left shifts possible in each signal without losing any data, and then compares the encoded signals to select the largest digital signal, which selected encoded signal is used as a command to shift all of the digital signals an amount necessary to left justify the largest digital signal.

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