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us 20070011111Al
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2007/0011111 Al
Mattiussi et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 11,2007
(54) METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE IC (52) . Cl. 706113
REPRESENTATION AND EVOLUTION OF
NETWORKS
(57) ABSTRACT
(76) Inventors: Claudio Mattiussi, Ecublens (CH);
Dario Floreano, St-Prex (CH)
A method for the ic representation work (100),
Correspondence Address: work having one or more devices (20, 30, 70, 80),
BLANK ROME LLP each prising at least one terminal (21, 22, 23; 71,
600 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, . 72) connected to at least one other terminal (21, 22, 23; 71,
WASHINGTON, DC 20037 (US) 72, 61) by a link with a value of interaction strength. The
method includes associating with the devices terminal (21,
(21) Appl. No.: 111159,405 22,23; 71, 72) a first sequence of characters (121, 122, 123;
171,172), associating with the other terminal (21,22,23;
(22) Filed: Jun. 23, 2005 71,72, 61) a second sequence of characters (121, 122, 123;
171,172; 162), mapping at least part ofthe first sequence of
Publication Classification characters (121, 122, 123; 171, 172) and at least part of the
second sequence of characters (121, 122, 123; 171, 172;
(51) Int. Cl. 161) to the value of interaction strength in order to determine
G06N 3/12 () the value of interaction strength.
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