Patent ID: 7685213

Claim:
A method comprising: causing a processor of a web server to retrieve a floating-point value from a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are communicatively coupled to one another, and the floating-point value is stored in the memory in a floating-point format; causing the processor to convert the floating-point value into a character string, comprising causing the processor to extract mantissa bits from the floating-point value, wherein the mantissa bits are bits of a mantissa of the floating-point value, causing the processor to store the mantissa bits in a first integer variable, wherein the first integer variable is in an integer format, causing the processor to produce a result by shifting the mantissa bits in the first integer variable by a number of positions, causing the processor to store the result in a second integer variable, wherein the second integer variable is in the integer format, and causing the processor to convert the first integer variable to the character string, wherein the causing the processor to convert the first integer variable to the character string comprises causing the processor to convert the second integer to the character string; and causing the processor to produce a web page, wherein the web page comprises the character string.