Method and apparatus for analysis of variables
US7133568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2218/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various components of the present invention are collectively designated as Analysis of Variables Through Analog Representation (AVATAR). AVATAR offers an analog solution to those problems of the analysis of variables which are normally handled by digital means. The invention allows (a) the improved perception of the measurements through geometrical analogies, (b) effective solutions of the existing computational problems of the order statistic methods, and (c) extended applicability of these methods to analysis of variables. The invention employs transformation of discrete or continuous variables into normalized continuous scalar fields, that is, into objects with mathematical properties of density and/or cumulative distribution functions. In addition to dependence on the displacement coordinates (thresholds), these objects can also depend on other parameters, including spatial coordinates. Moreover, this transformation of the measured variables may be implemented with respect to any reference variable. Thus, the values of the reference variable provide a common unit, or standard, for measuring and comparison of variables of different natures, for assessment of mutual dependence of…
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