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EP0484506 - A LEARNING MACHINE SYNAPSE PROCESSOR SYSTEM APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  11.04.1997
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip11.04.1997Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 28.05.1997 [1997/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1997/06]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Former [1992/20]For all designated states
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PECHANEK, Gerald, George
945 Debonair Drive
Endwell, NY 13760 / US
02 / VASSILIADIS, Stamatis
717 Vestal Road
Vestal, NY 13850 / US
03 / DELGADO-FRIAS, Jose, Guadalupe
431 Plaza Drive, Apartment 11
Vestal, NY 13850 / US
[1992/20]
Representative(s)Schäfer, Wolfgang
IBM Deutschland
Informationssysteme GmbH
Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
70548 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1992/20]Schäfer, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date91910713.617.05.1991
[1992/20]
WO1991US03316
Priority number, dateUS1990052686622.05.1990         Original published format: US 526866
US1991068278608.04.1991         Original published format: US 682786
[1992/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9118350
Date:28.11.1991
Language:EN
[1991/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0484506
Date:13.05.1992
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.11.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1992/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.11.1991
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.02.1994
ClassificationIPC:G06F15/18, G06F15/80
[1994/13]
CPC:
G06N3/063 (EP,US); G06N3/10 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1992/20]G06F15/18
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1992/20]
TitleGerman:LERNMASCHINE MIT SYNAPTISCHEM PROZESSORSYSTEM[1992/20]
English:A LEARNING MACHINE SYNAPSE PROCESSOR SYSTEM APPARATUS[1992/20]
French:SYSTEME DE PROCESSEURS A SYNAPSES POUR MACHINE D'APPRENTISSAGE[1992/20]
Entry into regional phase20.01.1992National basic fee paid 
20.01.1992Search fee paid 
20.01.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.01.1992Examination requested  [1992/20]
16.08.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.01.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.1996Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [1997/22]
08.01.1997Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [1997/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
19.05.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
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31.05.199606   M06   Not yet paid
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/29.45543
   M. CAUDILL: "Neural Networks Primer - Part III", AI EXPERT, June 1988 (1988-06-01), pages 53 - 59, XP000758290
   B. WIDROW, M. E. HOFF: "Adaptive Switching Circuits", IRE WESCON CONVENTION RECORD, 1960, pages 96 - 104
   S. GROSSBERG: "Competitive Learning: From Interactive Activation to Adaptive Resonance", COGNITIVE SCIENCE, vol. 11, 1987, pages 23 - 63
   E. B. EICHELBERGER, T. W. WILLIAMS: "A Logic Design Structure for Testability", PROCEEDINGS 14TH DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE, IEEE, 1977
   J.J. HOPFIELD: "Neurons With Graded Response Have Collective Computational Properties Like Those of Two-State Neurons", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY 01 SCIENCES, vol. 81, May 1984 (1984-05-01), pages 3088 - 3092
   D.H. ACKLEY, G.E. HINTON, T.J. SEJNOWSKI: "A Learning Algorithm for Boltzmann Machines", COGNITIVE SCIENCE, vol. 9, 1985, pages 147 - 169
   J. L. MCCLELLAND, D.E. RUMELHART: "Programs and Exercises", 1988, MIT PRESS, article "Explorations in Parallel Distributed Processing: A handbook of Models"
   J.J. HOPFIELD: "Neural Networks and Physical Systems with Emergent Collective Computational Abilities", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, vol. 79, 1982, pages 2554 - 2558, XP000579733, DOI: doi:10.1073/pnas.79.8.2554

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.79.8.2554
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