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US 7,925,684 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for distributing random elements
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsRaimondo Luzzi, Marco Bucci
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Abstract
Apparatus for distributing valid random elements, including at least a first module and a second module. The first module is connected to a provider of valid random elements and to the second module. The first module includes a controller that passes valid random elements from the first module to the second module.
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A method for distribution of valid random elements to at least two modules, comprising:
- a first module;
- a second module connected to the first module;
- and
- at least one other module connected to the second module to form a series of connected modules,
- wherein the first module receives valid random elements and determines if the valid random elements are passed on to the second module, the valid random elements can be passed in series from the first module to the second module and to each of the at least one other module until the random elements reach a last module, each of the modules which passes a valid random element to a receiving one of the modules determines if the valid random element is passed to the receiving module, and each passing module does not pass the valid random element to the receiving module if the passing module requires a valid random element.
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An apparatus for distributing random elements, comprising:
- at least a first module and a second module, wherein the first module receives valid random elements via an input, and an input of the second module is connected to an output of the first module;
- at least one other module connected in series to the second module, wherein the input of each of the modules is connected to the output of a previous one of the modules so that valid random elements are passed in series from the first module to the second module and to each of the at least one other module until a last module is reached;
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- a control unit comprised in each of the modules and connected between the input and the output of the respective module, wherein the control unit determines if valid random elements are output by the output of the respective module to the input of a next one of the modules,
- wherein the control unit of each module does not pass valid random elements to its output if a function in the respective module outputs a signal indicating that it requires valid random values for operation.
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An apparatus for distributing valid random elements, comprising:
- at least a first module and a second module, wherein the first module is connected to a provider of valid random elements and to the second module, and wherein the first module comprises a controller that passes valid random elements from the first module to the second module;
- and
- at least one other module connected in series to the second module so that the valid random elements can be passed in series from the first module to the second module and to each of the at least one other modules until a last module is reached,
- wherein each module that passes random elements to another module has a respective controller, which passes a valid random element to another module if the passing module does not need the valid random element for further operation, and does not pass the valid random element to the another module if the passing module needs valid the random element for further operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.