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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
James Ray Bailey, Georgetown, KY (US);
Zachary Nathan Fister, Lexington, KY (US);
Jimmy Daniel Moore, Jr., Georgetown, KY (US);
James Ray Bailey, Georgetown, KY (US);
Zachary Nathan Fister, Lexington, KY (US);
Jimmy Daniel Moore, Jr., Georgetown, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method for performing a division operation in a system includes a) determining an approximate quotient of a numerator value and a denominator value; b) determining an initial error of the approximate quotient; c) determining a quotient adjustment value based on the initial error; d) determining whether to apply the quotient adjustment value to the approximate quotient; e) if the determination at d) is YES, then applying the quotient adjustment value to the approximate quotient; f) determining an iterative error of the approximate quotient; g) updating the quotient adjustment value based on the iterative error; h) repeating acts d) through g) until the determination at d) is NO, thereby determining a final value for the approximate quotient; i) generating an integer quotient based on the final value of the approximate quotient; and j) using the integer quotient with regard to at least one aspect of the system.