Patents by Inventor Carmelo Marcello Palano

Carmelo Marcello Palano has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Coding and memorizing method for fuzzy logic membership functions and corresponding method and circuit architecture for calculating the membership degree
    Patent number: 6842744
    Abstract: A codifying and storing method for membership functions representing a membership degree of fuzzy variables defined within a universe of discourse which is discretized into a finite number of points is provided. The membership functions are quantized into a finite number of levels corresponding to a finite number of membership degrees and are stored by means of a characteristic value of each sub-set of values of fuzzy variables having for their image the same value of the membership degree corresponding to one of said levels. Also provided is a method for calculating the value of the membership degree of a fuzzy variable defined within a universe of discourse discretized into a finite number of points with reference to a membership function thereof, as well as to a circuit for calculating the membership degree of a fuzzy variable with reference to a membership function thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Francesco Pappalardo, Biagio Giacalone, Carmelo Marcello Palano, Claudio Luzzi, Francesca Grande
  • Coding and memorizing method for fuzzy logic membership functions and corresponding method and circuit architecture for calculating the membership degree
    Publication number: 20020099673
    Abstract: A codifying and storing method for membership functions representing a membership degree of fuzzy variables defined within a universe of discourse which is discretized into a finite number of points is provided. The membership functions are quantized into a finite number of levels corresponding to a finite number of membership degrees and are stored by means of a characteristic value of each sub-set of values of fuzzy variables having for their image the same value of the membership degree corresponding to one of said levels. Also provided is a method for calculating the value of the membership degree of a fuzzy variable defined within a universe of discourse discretized into a finite number of points with reference to a membership function thereof, as well as to a circuit for calculating the membership degree of a fuzzy variable with reference to a membership function thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Francesco Pappalardo, Biagio Giacalone, Carmelo Marcello Palano, Claudio Luzzi, Francesca Grande