Methods and apparatus for transmitting signals through network elements for classification
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1. A method of transmitting at least one signal through an element of a classification system comprising the steps of:
- receiving one or more input signals relating to an image at the element;
extracting one or more functional components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more functional components correspond to a classification type;
extracting one or more membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components correspond to a relationship measure between the one or more input signals and the element; and
generating an output signal that changes a color of one or more pixels in the image from the element comprising a functional component and a membership component that correspond to one or more of the functional components and membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components from the one or more input signals modulate an effect of the one or more functional components from the one or more input signals on the generation of the output signal, and wherein the one or more membership components of the one or more input signals alter the membership component of the output signal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides techniques for transmitting at least one signal through an element of a classification system. One or more input signals are received at the element. One or more functional components are extracted from the one or more input signals, and one or more membership components are extracted from the one or more input signals. An output signal is generated from the element comprising a functional component and a membership component that correspond to one or more functional components and membership components from one or more input signals.
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1. A method of transmitting at least one signal through an element of a classification system comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more input signals relating to an image at the element; extracting one or more functional components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more functional components correspond to a classification type; extracting one or more membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components correspond to a relationship measure between the one or more input signals and the element; and generating an output signal that changes a color of one or more pixels in the image from the element comprising a functional component and a membership component that correspond to one or more of the functional components and membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components from the one or more input signals modulate an effect of the one or more functional components from the one or more input signals on the generation of the output signal, and wherein the one or more membership components of the one or more input signals alter the membership component of the output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of transmitting signals in a network of elements comprising the steps of:
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communicating signals relating to an image from each of one or more source elements to at least one destination element in the network of elements, wherein each signal comprises a functional component and a membership component; generating a new signal that changes a color of one or more pixels in the image at each destination element comprising a functional component and a membership component that correspond to one or more functional components and membership components communicated from one or more respective source elements, wherein the membership components from the one or more respective source elements modulate an effect of the functional components from the one or more respective source elements on the generation of the new signal, and wherein the membership components of the one or more respective source elements alter the membership component of the new signal; and repeating the steps of communicating signals and generating anew signal until one or more final destination elements are reached, wherein a given source element in a next subsequent iteration comprises the destination element in a current iteration, and a communicated signal in the next subsequent iteration comprises the new signal in the current iteration. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Apparatus for transmitting at least one signal through an element of a classification system, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) receive one or more input signals relating to an image at the element;
(ii) extract one or more functional components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more functional components correspond to a classification type;
(iii) extract one or more membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components correspond to a relationship measure between the one or more input signals and the element; and
(iv) generate an output signal that changes a color of one or more pixels in the image from the element comprising a functional component and a membership component that correspond to one or more functional components and membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components from the one or more input signals modulate an effect of the one or more functional components from the one or more input signals on the generation of the output signal, and wherein the one or more membership components of the one or more input signals alter the membership component of the output signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An article of manufacture for transmitting at least one signal through a element of a classification system, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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receiving one or more input signals relating to an image at the element; extracting one or more functional components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more functional components correspond to a classification type; extracting one or more membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components correspond to a relationship measure between the one or more input signals and the element; and generating an output signal that changes a color of one or more pixels in the image from the element comprising a functional component and a membership component that correspond to one or more of the functional components and membership components from the one or more input signals, wherein the one or more membership components from the one or more input signals modulate an effect of the one or more functional components from the one or more input signals on the generation of the output signal, and wherein the one or more membership components of the one or more input signals alter the membership component of the output signal.
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