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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Applicant:
Akihiko Yushiya, Nerima-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiko Yushiya, Nerima-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for generating a random number includes a holding unit configured to hold a data segment, a mixing unit configured to mix the data segment held in the holding unit, a quality evaluation unit configured to evaluate the quality of the data segment held in the holding unit as a random number, and an output control unit configured to control an output of the data segment based on a result of the quality evaluation performed by the quality evaluation unit.