Physiologic
04-20-2011, 09:21 PM
Ever seen the U.S. patent index? You find some really bizarre things there - Intel filed a patent yesterday (4/19/11) simply called "multiplying two numbers." Yes, the thing you learned in grade school...they actually filed a patent for it.
Interesting read though: http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,930,337.PN.&OS=PN/7,930,337&RS=PN/7,930,337
tl;dr: Intel files patent for multiplying two numbers together, and this would apply to enhancing future cryptography models.
Interesting read though: http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,930,337.PN.&OS=PN/7,930,337&RS=PN/7,930,337
tl;dr: Intel files patent for multiplying two numbers together, and this would apply to enhancing future cryptography models.