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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rachid M. Kadri, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/518 ;
Abstract
A finite state electrical automaton modeled after a human neuron comprises a plurality of weighted inputs that pass into a state computing unit. A feedback mechanism changes the weights of the inputs as needed to control the response of the automaton to a desired output. A clock signal allows the automaton to function as a discrete time system. Unlike the threshold gates, the present automaton is capable of outputting an n-bit digital value analogous to a cell membrane potential. Because this automaton is capable of outputting more than two simple states it is a better building block for building neural nets.