CPC Definition - G06J HYBRID COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS (optical hybrid computing devices G06E3/00)

CPC Definition - Subclass G06J

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HYBRID COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS (optical hybrid computing devices G06E 3/00)

Definition statement

This place covers:

Arrangements in which part of the computation is digital and part is analogue.

References

Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Optical hybrid computing devices

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Computing arrangements based on specific computational models	G06N
General purpose image data processing using neural networks	G06T 1/20
Analogue/digital or digital/analogue conversion	H03M 1/00

Hybrid computing arrangements

Definition statement

This place covers:

Combination of digital and analogue computation technologies or methods in a single machine.

References

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Analogue computers with digital programming

Systems for conjoint operation of complete digital and complete analogue computers

Definition statement

This place covers:

Combination of a separate digital computer and a separate analogue computer in order to perform a computation.

References

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Hybrid optical computing devices	G06E 3/00
Electric digital data processing	G06F
Devices in which the computing operation is performed by varying electric or magnetic quantities	G06G 7/00
Quantum computers	G06N 10/00