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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Constantine J Tsikos, Pennsauken, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Corporate Research & Support, Inc., Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382-4 ; 382 26 ; 382 27 ;
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed which is capable of determining the two-dimensional connectivity profile of a prescribed binary variable associated with a surface. This apparatus comprises a 'connectivity-matrix' of switch cells and a two-dimensional sensory array of sensor cells. The sensor cells are responsive to the presence or absence of the binary variable and control corresponding ones of the switch cells in the connectivity matrix.