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Random number generator and method for same

US6215874A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 1998
Grant dateApr 10, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/26
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system of generating random numbers using imaging transducers of a charge coupled array. Noise signals detected by a first and a second imaging transducers of the array are processed together to yield a first value; noise signals detected by a third and a fourth imaging transducers are processed together to yield a second value; the first and second values are processed together to yield the random number.

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