Method and apparatus for seeding a random number generator
US7298843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/582
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for seeding a random number generator, comprising retrieving a first data block from a memory; initially seeding the random number generator using the first data block as a seed; retrieving a number generated by the random number generator; mapping the number to a memory address in the memory using a mathematical function; retrieving a successive data block from the memory address; and successively seeding the random number generator with a combination of the seed and the successive data block such that the combination of the seed and the successive data block becomes a resulting seed.
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