Implementing Logic Functions With Non-Magnitude Based Physical Phenomena

• US 20100164548A1
• Filed: 02/23/2010
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ternarylogic LLC
• Original Assignee: Ternarylogic LLC
• Inventors: Lablans, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/710,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20100164548A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 326/104
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 19/20 characterised by logic function, e.g. AND, OR, NOR, NOT circuits H03K19/003 - H03K19/01 take precedence

Abstract

An n-valued switch with n≧2 and n>2 and n>7, with an input enabled to receive a signal in one of n states, an output enabled to provide a signal in one of at least 2 states, under control of a control signal having one of at least 2 states is disclosed. Signals are instances of a physical phenomenon, an instance representing a state. N-valued inverters are also disclosed. Different types of signals are disclosed, including optical signals with different wavelengths, electrical signals with different frequencies and signals represented by a presence of a material. A kit including an n-valued switch is also disclosed.

Claims

1. An n-state switch with n≧

2, comprising;

a first input enabled to receive a combined signal including a first signal representing one of n states and a second signal representing one of n states, the first signal being an independent instance of a characteristic of a first physical phenomenon and the second signal being an independent instance of a characteristic of a second physical phenomenon;

an output enabled to provide a signal representing one of n states whenever the first input receives the combined signal; and

the n-state switch implementing a commutative truth table.

2. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first signal and the second signal are an independent instance of a characteristic of a common physical phenomenon.

3. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the n-state switch is implemented on an integrated circuit.

4. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the n-state switch implements an n^k truth table with k>

2.

5. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second signal is an inverted signal created by a device implementing an n-state inverter.

6. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch is part of a device implementing a non-commutative truth table.

7. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the n-state switch is part of a computing device.

8. An n-state switch with n>

3, comprising;

a first input enabled to receive a combined signal comprised of a first signal representing one of n states and a second signal representing one of n states, the first signal being an independent instance of a characteristic of a first physical phenomenon and the second signal being an independent instance of a characteristic of a second physical phenomenon;

an output enabled to provide a signal representing one of n states whenever the first input receives the combined signal; and

the n-state switch implementing a commutative truth table.

9. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first signal and the second signal are an independent instance of a characteristic of a common physical phenomenon.

10. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein the n-state switch is implemented on an integrated circuit.

11. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein the n-state switch implements an n^k truth table with k>

2.

12. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least one of the first and second signal is an inverted signal created by a device implementing an n-state inverter.

13. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein the switch is part of a device implementing a non-commutative truth table.

14. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein the n-state switch is part of a computing device.

15. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein the n-state switch is part of a communication device.

16. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein an absence of signal represents a state.

17. The n-state switch as claimed in claim 8, wherein n>

7.

18. A method for implementing an n-state truth table with n≧

2, comprising;

inputting on a first input of a device enabled to receive and to detect a combined signal including a first signal representing one of n states and a second signal representing one of n states, the first signal being an independent instance of a characteristic of a first physical phenomenon and the second signal being an independent instance of the characteristic of a second physical phenomenon;

outputting on an output of the device a signal representing one of n states whenever the first input receives the combined signal; and

implementing by the device of a commutative n-state truth table.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein n>

2.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the first signal and the second signal are an independent instance of a characteristic of a common physical phenomenon.