Decomposition of decimal floating point data, and methods therefor
US8082282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2207/4911
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A decimal floating point finite number in a decimal floating point format is composed from the number in a different format. A decimal floating point format includes fields to hold information relating to the sign, exponent and significand of the decimal floating point finite number. Other decimal floating point data, including infinities and NaNs (not a number), are also composed. Decimal floating point data are also decomposed from the decimal floating point format to a different format.
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