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Self-adaptive systems

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-20
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1983-12-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Herbert J Greenberg
  • 👤 Lawrence P Horwitz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 20:06
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/19; G06V30/192; G06V30/194

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
A SELF-ADAPTIVE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SELF-TRAINING COMPRISING: MEANS FOR COMPARING AN INPUT PATTERN WITH A PLURALITY OF ADJUSTABLE REFERENCE PATTERNS PROVIDING AN IDENTIFICATION SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE REFERENCE PATTERN EXHIBITING THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SIMILARITY WITH THE INPUT PATTERN, ADDITIONALLY PROVIDING A FIRST REJECT SIGNAL WHENEVER UNFAVORABLE COMPARISONS ARE OBSERVED, AND FURTHER PROVIDING A SECOND REJECT SIGNAL WHENEVER POOR COMPARISONS ARE OBSERVED; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID IDENTIFICATION SIGNAL, SAID FIRST REJECT SIGNAL, AND THE ABSENCE OF SAID SECOND REJECT SIGNAL FOR ADJUSTING THE REFERENCE PATTERN CORRESPONDING TO SAID IDENTIFICATION SIGNAL TO IMPROVE THE COMPARISON WITH SAID INPUT PATTERN; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SECOND REJECT SIGNAL FOR ADJUSTING A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID REFERENCE PATTERNS TO COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE INPUT PATTERN RESULTING IN THE OCCURENCE OF SAID SECOND REJECTSIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
A SELF-ADAPTIVE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SELF-TRAINING COMPRISING: MEANS FOR COMPARING AN INPUT PATTERN WITH A PLURALITY OF ADJUSTABLE REFERENCE PATTERNS PROVIDING AN IDENTIFICATION SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE REFERENCE PATTERN EXHIBITING THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SIMILARITY WITH THE INPUT PATTERN, ADDITIONALLY PROVIDING A FIRST REJECT SIGNAL WHENEVER UNFAVORABLE COMPARISONS ARE OBSERVED, AND FURTHER PROVIDING A SECOND REJECT SIGNAL WHENEVER POOR COMPARISONS ARE OBSERVED; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID IDENTIFICATION SIGNAL, SAID FIRST REJECT SIGNAL, AND THE ABSENCE OF SAID SECOND REJECT SIGNAL FOR ADJUSTING THE REFERENCE PATTERN CORRESPONDING TO SAID IDENTIFICATION SIGNAL TO IMPROVE THE COMPARISON WITH SAID INPUT PATTERN; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SECOND REJECT SIGNAL FOR ADJUSTING A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID REFERENCE PATTERNS TO COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE INPUT PATTERN RESULTING IN THE OCCURENCE OF SAID SECOND REJECTSIGNAL.

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