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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1997
Manuel Aparicio, IV, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Yen-Min Huang, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Artificial neural networks include a plurality of artificial neurons and a plurality of Boolean-complete compartments, a respective one of which couples a respective pair of artificial neurons. By providing Boolean-complete compartments, spurious complement memories can be avoided. A Boolean-complete compartment includes a collection of at least four Boolean functions that represent input vectors to the respective pair of artificial neurons. The collection of at least four Boolean functions are selected from sixteen possible Boolean functions that can represent input vectors to the respective pair of artificial neurons. A count for each of the at least four Boolean functions is also provided. The count represents a number of occurrences of each of the at least four Boolean functions in input vectors to the respective pair of artificial neurons. In order to read the artificial neural network, the network also includes a collection of transfer functions, a respective one of which is associated with a respective one the sixteen possible Boolean functions.