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US 2003/0229657 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for generating random numbers using turbulent fluid
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorTim Dunn
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Abstract
A random number generation system, including a turbulent fluid source, a pressure sensor adapted to monitor a pressure of the turbulent fluid source, and a computation module operatively connected to the pressure sensor the module adapted to generate a numeric representation of the pressure.
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A random number generation system, comprising:
- a turbulent fluid source;
- a pressure sensor adapted to monitor a pressure of the turbulent fluid source;
- and
- a computation module operatively connected to the pressure sensor the module adapted to generate a numeric representation of the pressure.
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A method for generating a random number, comprising:
- measuring a pressure in a turbulent fluid;
- converting the measured pressure into numbers;
- skew correcting the numbers to obtain corrected numbers;
- and
- generating the random number using the corrected numbers.
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An apparatus for generating a random number, comprising:
- means for measuring a pressure in a turbulent fluid;
- means for converting the measured pressure into numbers;
- means for skew correcting the numbers to obtain corrected numbers;
- and
- means for generating the random number using the corrected numbers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.