In case it's of interest, they do have a nice white paper which describes much of the algorithm here:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.08855 --Subutai On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Raf <[email protected]> wrote: > @Jeff, > > thanks for your reply. I've been literally "captured" by their paper > (reading that I thought it used NuPIC to generate the Fingerprints). > > @David, > thanks for your reply. Can't wait to try the new API. > > The Retina code itself, I'm sorry to say, is not open source and Retina > creation is considered a proprietary asset. Also, the Fingerprints (SDRs) > themselves are created through a custom Cortical.io process and not through > NuPIC. > > > Thanks, that's exactly (unfortunately :D) the final response to what I was > asking. > > Cheers, > Raf > > > > > > > On 26/01/2016 18:48, cogmission (David Ray) wrote: > > Hi Raf, > > Thank you for your interest in Cortical.io's Retina code. We are currently > working on a new version of the API which is much more streamlined and > easier to use, which should be available pretty soon. So stay tuned! > > The Retina code itself, I'm sorry to say, is not open source and Retina > creation is considered a proprietary asset, but its use is made widely > available and easy enough to gain access to. Also, the Fingerprints (SDRs) > themselves are created through a custom Cortical.io process and not through > NuPIC. > > I hope that answers some of your questions? > > Thanks again! > > David > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Raf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Numenta. >> Is there any repository for the Cortical.io's retina code? >> >> I know they provide an API (which I tried and I must admit being super >> duper cool!) but for didactic reasons I'd love to see how I can generate >> the fingerprints myself. >> Are they just "SDR" representations I can recreate through NuPIC? Am I >> wrong? >> >> >> Thanks for your help, >> >> Raf >> >> >> > > > -- > *With kind regards,* > > David Ray > Java Solutions Architect > > *Cortical.io <http://cortical.io/>* > Sponsor of: HTM.java <https://github.com/numenta/htm.java> > > <[email protected]>[email protected] > <http://cortical.io/>http://cortical.io > > > -- > Raf > www.madraf.com/algotrading > reply to: [email protected] > skype: algotrading_madraf > >
