Computer method and apparatus for storing a datum representing a physical unit
US5253193A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2207/3832
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of computation with physical units is described. The method and apparatus stores numbers in a computer system by storing a value and an exponent in a datum, the exponent representing the degree to which the value is represented by a physical unit. A method and apparatus for performing arithmetic on these numbers is further described. A method and apparatus for converting numbers between a computer system using one system of measurement to one using another system of measurement is also described.
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