Sensory input processing apparatus and methods
US8942466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/049
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Sensory input processing apparatus and methods useful for adaptive encoding and decoding of features. In one embodiment, the apparatus receives an input frame having a representation of the object feature, generates a sequence of sub-frames that are displaced from one another (and correspond to different areas within the frame), and encodes the sub-frame sequence into groups of pulses. The patterns of pulses are directed via transmission channels to detection apparatus configured to generate an output pulse upon detecting a predetermined pattern within received groups of pulses that is associated with the feature. Upon detecting a particular pattern, the detection apparatus provides feedback to the displacement module in order to optimize sub-frame displacement for detecting the feature of interest. In another embodiment, the detections apparatus elevates its sensitivity (and/or channel characteristics) to that particular pulse pattern when processing subsequent pulse group inputs, thereby increasing the likelihood of feature detection.
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