Method and apparatus for providing histogram data
CA 1253975 A · Owner: Tektronix, Inc. · Inventors: Frisch, Arnold M.
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12, Abstract of the Disclosure, Data for a histogram is provided through generation of a pseudo-random sequence in a shift register connected in predetermined feedback relation. A histogram element storage location is addressed in a random access memory and is used for loading the shift register in parallel when an event corresponding to that element takes place. The shift register proceeds from that point to increment a pseudo-random sequence for the duration of the event, and the concluding value of the sequence is loaded back into the random access memory location at the conclusion of the event. A network between the random access memory and the shift register loads the shift register …
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- Granted May 9, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 9, 2006.
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