Patent Application Number: 2005218001
Filing Date: September 28, 2005Priority Date: October 28, 2004
Inventors: Cyrille de Brebisson
Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development
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The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of:

repeating the converting step for a determined maximum storable number of digits of the number less all previously converted digits to a binary representation in an additional word.

#1Densely packed decimal encoding
Applies to Claims 1,10,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Submitted by: Graham MenhennittLast updated: over 2 years ago
Title IBM UK Ltd., UK
Description
identical algorithm
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#3GNU GMP 2.0.X
Applies to Claims 1,10,11,12,2,5,6,7,8,9
Submitted by: Paul LeopardiLast updated: over 2 years ago
Name/Title GNU GMP 2.0.2
System Type Code Library, Module, Plug-in, Component, or Function
Description
GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library. "GMP is a free library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, operating on signed integers, rational numbers, and floating point numbers. ... The first GMP release was made in 1991."
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