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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2020
Applicant:

D-wave Systems Inc., Burnaby, CA;

Inventors:

William W. Bernoudy, Vancouver, CA;

Mohammad H. Amin, Coquitlam, CA;

James A. King, Vancouver, CA;

Jeremy P. Hilton, Vancouver, CA;

Richard G. Harris, Vancouver, CA;

Andrew J. Berkley, Vancouver, CA;

Kelly T. R. Boothby, Vancouver, CA;

Assignee:

D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC., Burnaby, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G06N 10/00 (2022.01); G06N 10/60 (2022.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G06N 10/40 (2022.01); H03K 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 10/00 (2019.01); G06N 10/60 (2022.01); G06F 15/16 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 17/10 (2013.01); G06N 10/40 (2022.01); H03K 19/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hybrid computing system for solving a computational problem includes a digital processor, a quantum processor having qubits and coupling devices that together define a working graph of the quantum processor, and at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium communicatively coupleable to the digital processor which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data. The digital processor receives a computational problem, and programs the quantum processor with a first set of bias fields and a first set of coupling strengths. The quantum processor generates samples as potential solutions to an approximation of the problem. The digital processor updates the approximation by determining a second set of bias fields based at least in part on the first set of bias fields and a first set of mean fields that are based at least in part on the first set of samples and coupling strengths of one or more virtual coupling devices.


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