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Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1990

Filed:

Sep. 04, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:

Narendra K Karmarkar, North Plainfield, NJ (US);

Kajamalai G Ramakrishnan, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Assignee:

AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364754 ; 364402 ;
Abstract

Apparatus and method for efficient multiplication of a matrix by a vector. The multiplication is realized by rearranging the matrix so that a plurality of adjacent columns form a set, and each set is characterized by a certain pattern in each column. One set contains columns of only a single .+-.1 entry, another set contains columns with two .+-.1 entries, and still another set contains columns with entries that are other than .+-.1. Each of the sets is treated differently during the calculations in accordance with a maximal * cover approach, and a result is developed by multiplying each row in the rearranged matrix by a corresponding element of the vector to form partial results, and accumulating the partial results.


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