Methods and systems for quantum ready computations on the cloud

• US 9,660,859 B1
• Filed: 11/11/2016
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 1QB Information Technologies Inc.
• Original Assignee: 1QB Information Technologies Inc.
• Inventors: Dadashikelayeh, Majid, Szeto, Lester
• Primary Examiner(s): Nano, Sargon
• Application Number:
  US15/349,519
• Time in Patent Office: 193 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4806 Task transfer initiation or dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 10/00 Quantum computing, i.e. information processing based on quantum-mechanical phenomena
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/82 Miscellaneous aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and media for allowing access to quantum computers in a distributed computing environment (e.g., the cloud). Such methods and systems may provide optimization and computational services on the cloud. Methods and systems of the present disclosure may enable quantum computing to be relatively and readily scaled across various types of quantum computers and users at various locations, in some cases without the need for users to have a deep understanding of the resources, implementation or the knowledge that may be required for solving optimization problems using a quantum computer. Systems provided herein may include user interfaces that enable users to perform data analysis in a distributed computing environment while taking advantage of quantum technology in the backend.

Claims

1. A computing system that provides a digital computer with cloud accesses to a computing:

platform comprising at least one quantum computer over a network, wherein said digital computer comprises at least one computer processor and computer memory comprising a computer program executable by said at least one computer processor to generate a request, and wherein said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer is configured to execute one or more instructions in response to said request to generate one or more solutions, said computing system comprising;

a cloud-based interface that is configured to receive said request from said digital computer over said network;

a cluster manager configured to (i) in response to said request, provide said one or more instructions for delivery to said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer, which computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer executes said one or more instructions to generate said one or more solutions, and (ii) receive said one or more solutions generated by said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer; and

one or more databases that are configured to store said one or more solutions generated by said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer.

2. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising a gateway that is configured to perform one or more of authenticating a user of said digital computer, enforcing system and data security, receiving said request from said digital computer, and monitoring data traffic.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said cluster manager is configured generate or terminate said one or more instructions, or monitor a lifetime of said one or more instructions.

4. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising a queuing unit that is configured to place said request in a queue.

5. The computing system of claim 4, wherein said queuing unit is configured to maintain an order of said request in said queue.

6. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising a logging unit configured to record a log associated with said request, wherein said log comprises at least one of a timestamp, an event associated with said request, a serialized snapshot of computations, and diagnostic information.

7. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising an application programming interface (API) that is usable for different architectures of said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer.

8. The computing system of claim 7, wherein said API hides architectural or technological details of said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer.

9. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising a serialization unit configured to serially communicate (i) a computational problem associated with said request to said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer, or (ii) said one or more solutions from said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer to said digital computer.

10. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more instructions comprise a quantum algorithm.

11. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said cloud-based interface is configured to provide said one or more solutions to said digital computer.

12. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said at least one quantum computer comprises a plurality of quantum computers.

13. The computing system of claim 12, wherein said one or more instructions comprise a plurality of instructions and said one or more solutions comprise a plurality of solutions, and wherein said cluster manager provides said plurality of instructions for delivery to said computing platform comprising said plurality of quantum computers, which computing platform comprising said plurality of quantum computers executes said plurality of instructions to generate said plurality solutions.

14. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said digital computer is a personal computer.

15. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said computing platform comprises at least one digital processor.

16. A computer-implemented method for providing a digital computer with cloud accesses to a computing platform comprising at least one quantum computer over a network, wherein said digital computer comprises at least one computer processor and computer memory comprising a computer program executable by said at least one computer processor to generate a request, and

wherein said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer is configured to execute one or more instructions in response to said request to generate one or more solutions, said method comprising:

(a) using a cloud-based interface to receive said request from said digital computer over said network;

(b) in response to said request, providing said one or more instructions for delivery to said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer, which computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer executes said one or more instructions to generate said one or more solutions;

(c) receiving said one or more solutions generated by said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer; and

(d) storing said one or more solutions generated by said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer in one or more databases.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising one or more of authenticating a user of said digital computer, enforcing system and data security, receiving said request from said at least one computer processor, and monitoring data traffic.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising generating or terminating said one or more instructions, or monitoring a lifetime of said one or more instructions.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising, prior to (b), placing said request in a queue.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising maintaining an order of said request in said queue.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising recording a log associated with said request, wherein said log comprises at least one of a timestamp, an event associated with said request, a serialized snapshot of computations, and diagnostic information.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein said one or more instructions comprise a quantum algorithm.

23. The method of claim 16, further comprising creating an application programming interface (API), wherein said API is usable for different architectures of said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer.

24. The method of claim 16, further comprising serially communicating (i) a computational problem associated with said request to said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer, or (ii) said one or more solutions from said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer to said digital computer.

25. The method of claim 16, further comprising using said cloud-based interface to provide said one or more solutions to said digital computer.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein said at least one quantum computer comprises a plurality of quantum computers.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein said one or more instructions comprise a plurality of instructions and said one or more solutions comprise a plurality of solutions, and wherein said plurality of instructions are delivered to said computing platform comprising said plurality of quantum computers, which computing platform comprising said plurality of quantum computers executes said plurality of instructions to generate said plurality solutions.

28. The method of claim 16, wherein said digital computer is a personal computer.

29. The method of claim 16, wherein said computing platform comprises at least one digital processor.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-executable code that, upon execution, implements a method for providing a digital computer with cloud accesses to a computing platform comprising at least one quantum computer over a network, wherein said digital computer comprises at least one computer processor and computer memory comprising a computer program executable by said at least one computer processor to generate a request, and wherein said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer is configured to execute one or more instructions in response to said request to generate one or more solutions, said method comprising:

(a) using a cloud-based interface to receive said request from said digital computer over said network;

(b) in response to said request, providing said one or more instructions for delivery to said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer, which computing platform comprising said at least quantum computer executes said one or more instructions to generate said one or more solutions;

(c) receiving said one or more solutions generated by said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer; and

(d) storing said one or more solutions generated by said computing platform comprising said at least one quantum computer in one or more databases.