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Topological transformation system

  • US 4,192,004 A
  • Filed: 09/08/1977
  • Issued: 03/04/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A topological transformation system for transforming and analyzing data distributions residing in topological n-dimensional metric spaces, said system comprising:

  • transducer means for converting a data distribution in an n-dimensional space into electrical signals;

    an iterative array of storage cells, wherein each cell represents one elemental portion of the original space and each cell contains a plurality of storage block pairs which hold pairs of elements of duplicate images;

    means for inputting said electrical signals, representative of the original data distribution, to said iterative array;

    means for manipulating the contents of said iterative array by simultaneously translating contained duplicate pairs of images of the data distribution in a multiplicity of contravariant or opposing directions along preplanned trajectories in the n-dimensional space, to allow transformation of the data distribution into another form; and

    ,means for comparing the contents of storage block pairs within a cell during translation of the duplicate image pairs, and thereby detecting features relating to forms within or the topology of the original data distribution;

    where n is an integer such as 1, 2, 3 or 4.

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