Patents by Inventor Robert U. Muller

Robert U. Muller 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).

  • Method for generating a representation of an environment
    Patent number: 5920851
    Abstract: The invention provides for the use of synaptic strengths to reflect the connectivity of local space to give a topological representation. Synaptic strengths are zeroed and the mobile entity's position is initialized. A probability of firing (P) is calculated from the spatial firing pattern of each cell. A cell fires if P is higher than a random number. The mobile entity's position is updated from a record of real motions and firing is again determined. Synapses between cells that both fire within 250 msec are strengthened. Synapses between cells with overlapping fields increase in strength whereas synapses between cells with distant fields will stay weak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of NY
    Inventor: Robert U. Muller