Method and system for in-line data conversion outside of a machine learning hardware

A method comprising:

• receiving data in a first data format;
• converting the received data from the first data format to a second data format, wherein a machine learning (ML) hardware is configured to perform one or more operations based on the second data format, wherein the second data format is different from the first data format, and wherein the converting is performed by a hardware component;
• transmitting the converted data in the second format to the ML hardware;
• performing at least one ML operation associated with the data in the second format using the ML hardware;
• and
• transmitting processed data from the ML hardware in a third data format to the hardware component, and wherein the hardware component is configured to convert the processed data from the third data format to a fourth data format, wherein the third data format is a same as the second data format, and wherein the first data format is a same as the fourth data format.

A system comprising:

• a means for receiving data in a first data format;
• a means for converting the received data from the first data format to a second data format, wherein a machine learning (ML) hardware is configured to perform one or more operations based on the second data format, wherein the second data format is different from the first data format, and wherein the converting is performed by a hardware component;
• a means for transmitting the converted data in the second format to the ML hardware;
• a means for performing at least one ML operation associated with the data in the second format using the ML hardware;
• a means for transmitting processed data from the ML hardware in a third data format to the hardware component, and wherein the hardware component is configured to convert the processed data from the third data format to a fourth data format, wherein the third data format is a same as the second data format, and wherein the first data format is a same as the fourth data format.