Bernard L Strehler

Author:

Bernard L. Strehler

ISBN #:

0126732604

US Patent:

51229846, Jun 16, 1992

Filed:

Jan 7, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/001233

Inventors:

Bernard Strehler - San Pedro CA

International Classification:

G11C 1500

US Classification:

365 49

Abstract:

A plurality of memory units, called "mnemonds", is each capable of storing data elements and of responding to requests to recover those data elements from storage. A plurality of mnemonds is arranged in a linear array, with each mnemond connected to be capable of responding to signals from its neighbor mnemonds. When a data structure is stored, each array stores a copy of that data structure, either allocating the elements of the data structure one per mnemond (with possible wrap-around to the beginning of the linear array) or allocating the data structures to one or a predetermined number of mnemonds. When a data structure is to be located in memory through cueing, precise correspondences between data stored and cueing data entered identify the unique location or locations of said matching data; when a data structure is to be recovered from memory, identification of its location permits recovery of data in that location or in that location and succeeding locations. One or more arrays, of differing lengths so that the allocation of data elements is also differing, is collected to form a memory bank. One or more memory banks operates under the control of a central control unit.

US Patent:

48916021, Jan 2, 1990

Filed:

Jan 7, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/001161

Inventors:

Bernard Strehler - San Pedro CA

International Classification:

H03K 500

US Classification:

381 45

Abstract:

Raw feature sensors are arranged in rank order for sensing raw features which exceed a respective set of raw feature values. Each raw feature sensor determines if a feature exists which falls within its range. The raw feature sensors have ranges which are exponentially separated by a constant factor, which may be chosen to allow easy approximate calculation of small integer ratios or other important ratios. A contrast-enhancer may be used in the case of visual data to improve the operation of the raw feature sensors. A ratio-detector network is repsonsive to the raw feature sensors and calculates ratios of the raw feature data. The ratio-detector network pairwise ANDs each possible pair of results from the raw feature sensors and combines these pairwise AND results with OR gates to generate a set of outputs, each of which indicates the detection of a single ratio.