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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Alan Weiss, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
N*Able Technologies, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
708251 ;
Abstract
A system and method for generating a random number is disclosed. The method and system include providing at least one oscillator, providing a sampler, and providing a sample control. The sampler is coupled to the at least one oscillator. The sampler is for sampling the at least one oscillator to provide at least a portion of the random number. The sample control is coupled to the sampler and is for controlling the sampler to sample the at least one oscillator at an interval which is based on a portion of a previous random number provided using the at least one oscillator.