Architecture of a hierarchical temporal memory based system

Abstract

A hierarchical temporal memory (HTM) based system may be provided as a software platform. The software platform includes: a runtime engine arranged to run an HTM network; a first interface accessible by a set of tools to configure, design, modify, train, debug, and/or deploy the HTM network; and a second interface accessible to extend a functionality of the runtime engine.

1 . A system, comprising: 
 an HTM network executable at least in part on a CPU; and    a first entity arranged to manage a communication between a user application and the part of the HTM network executable on the CPU.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first entity is instantiated at least in part in software.  
   
   
       3 . The system, further comprising: 
 a server, wherein the server comprises the CPU.    
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the communication comprises an XML-encoded message.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the communication is transmitted using at least one of an HTTP and an HTTPS protocol.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the HTM network is executable across a plurality of CPUs.  
   
   
       7 . A software platform, comprising: 
 a runtime engine arranged to run an HTM network;    a first interface accessible by a set of tools to at least one of configure, design, train, debug, modify, and deploy the HTM network; and    a second interface accessible to extend a functionality of the runtime engine.    
   
   
       8 . The software platform of  claim 7 , wherein the runtime engine is arranged to distribute operations of the HTM network over a plurality of CPUs.  
   
   
       9 . The software platform of  claim 7 , wherein the runtime engine is arranged to execute operations of the HTM network with a single CPU.  
   
   
       10 . The software platform of  claim 7 , the runtime engine comprising: 
 a node processing unit arranged to manage at least a portion of the HTM network; and    a supervisor entity arranged to propagate a communication between the set of tools and the node processing unit.    
   
   
       11 . The software platform of  claim 10 , wherein the node processing unit is allocated to a CPU running the at least a portion of the HTM network.  
   
   
       12 . The software platform of  claim 10 , wherein the supervisor entity is dependent on a net list comprising a description of the at least a portion of the HTM network.  
   
   
       13 . The software platform of  claim 10 , wherein the supervisor entity is arranged to allocate the at least a portion of the HTM network to a CPU.  
   
   
       14 . The software platform of  claim 7 , wherein the functionality is dynamically extendable by the runtime engine dependent on the second interface.  
   
   
       15 . The software platform of  claim 7 , wherein the set of tools is accessible to a user application, and wherein the set of tools comprises at least one of a configuration tool, a training tool, and a debugging tool.  
   
   
       16 . A method of performing operations, comprising: 
 accessing, via an interface, a computer system capable of running an HTM network; and    at least one of creating, designing, modifying, training, debugging, and deploying the HTM network dependent on the accessing.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the computer system comprises a plurality of CPUs.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising: 
 accessing a node of the HTM network; and    extending a functionality of the HTM network dependent on the accessing.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16 , the accessing comprising: 
 communicating a message between a user application and the interface.    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising: 
 running the HTM network dependent on instructions provided to the computer system via the interface.