REAL-TIME TIME ENCODING AND DECODING MACHINES
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1. A circuit for decoding a signal encoded by a Time Encoding Machine (TEM) comprising:
- a Time Decoding Machine (TDM) for decoding a portion of a TEM-encoded signal, said TDM comprising a TDM-input and a TDM-output, said TDM-input for receiving a portion of a TEM-encoded signal over a first time-window, said TDM-output for transmitting a decoded approximated signal over said first time-window; and
a stitching circuit, having a stitching-input connected to said TDM-output, said stitching circuit combining said decoded approximated signal over said first time-window with at least one other decoded approximated signal over a second time-window, wherein said first time-window and said second time-window overlap.
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Abstract
Methods for decoding a signal encoded by a Time Encoding Machine (TEM) include defining a plurality of time-windows, each time-window corresponding to a portion of a TEM-encoded signal and made up of a plurality of trigger values, at least two of the time-windows overlapping, decoding each of the time-windows using a Time Decoding Machine (TDM) to generate a decoded time-window, and stitching the decoded time-windows together to generate a TEM-decoded signal.
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1. A circuit for decoding a signal encoded by a Time Encoding Machine (TEM) comprising:
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a Time Decoding Machine (TDM) for decoding a portion of a TEM-encoded signal, said TDM comprising a TDM-input and a TDM-output, said TDM-input for receiving a portion of a TEM-encoded signal over a first time-window, said TDM-output for transmitting a decoded approximated signal over said first time-window; and a stitching circuit, having a stitching-input connected to said TDM-output, said stitching circuit combining said decoded approximated signal over said first time-window with at least one other decoded approximated signal over a second time-window, wherein said first time-window and said second time-window overlap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for decoding a signal encoded by a Time Encoding Machine (TEM) comprising:
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defining a plurality of time-windows, each time-window corresponding to a portion of a TEM-encoded signal and comprising a plurality of trigger values, at least two of said time-windows overlapping; decoding each of said time-windows using a Time Decoding Machine (TDM) to generate a decoded time-window; and stitching said decoded time-windows together to generate a TEM-decoded signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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