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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew Edward Ayers, Newport, OR (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for implementing an intentionally approximate counting scheme are disclosed. A code counter is accessed. The counter updates a count that is approximately representative of a number of times the code is called. The counter operates in a first mode where the counter updates the count by a value of 1 and where a probability by which the counter updates the count is set to a value of 1. The counter switches from operating in the first mode to operating in a second mode. The counter now updates the count by a value of N, where N is an integer larger than 1. The probability by which the counter updates the count is set to a value of 1/N such that, despite multiple calls being made to the code, the count is updated in accordance with the 1/N probability. The counter continues to update the count.