Priority-assignment interface to enhance approximate computing
US9021313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F17/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for enhancing approximate computing by a computer system. In one example, an interface is provided comprising a variable-identifier module and a bit-priority module. The variable-identifier module is configured to identify one or more variables of data that are to be processed by the computer system with approximate precision. Approximate precision is a precision level at which a hardware device does not guarantee full data-correctness for the one or more variables. The bit-priority module is configured to assign bit-priorities to the one or more variables. The bit-priorities include relative levels of importance among bits of each of the one or more variables. The relative levels of importance include at least high-priority bits and low-priority bits.
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