[Cryptography] Generating random values in a particular range

[Bill Stewart]

On 8/7/2016 2:30 AM, Peter Gutmann wrote:
> So the easiest way to avoid the patent would
> seem to be to do it the straightforward way.

That's good.  In general, there ought to be a standard
patent-examiner practice to immediately reject anything like
	1) Something in Knuth
	2) The method of Step 1, USING A COMPUTER!
	3) The methods of Steps 1 or 2, ON THE INTERWEBZ!
	4) ....
	5) PROFIT! (Business method using Steps 1, 2, 3, or 4.)