Computer architecture for emulating a foveal mechanism in a correlithm object processing system

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising logic for emulating a foveal mechanism in a correlithm object processing system, the logic, when executed by a processor, operable to:

• store a correlithm object mapping table that comprises a plurality of source image elements and a plurality of corresponding target correlithm objects, each of the plurality of source image elements comprising an n-pixel array of binary values;
• receive an image;
• identify a first focus block of the image, the first focus block comprising an n-pixel array of binary values, the first focus block further comprising a plurality of sub-blocks, the plurality of sub-blocks comprising at least a central sub-block surrounded by a plurality of neighboring sub-blocks;
• determine, for each of the sub-blocks in the first focus block, a matching score of the sub-block with respect to a source image element;
• compute a first composite score for the first focus block by summing the matching score for each of the sub-blocks of the first focus block;
• identify a neighboring sub-block of the first focus block with the highest matching score;
• identify a first direction that directs from the central sub-block of the first block to the determined neighboring sub-block with the highest matching score;
• identify a second focus block of the image, the second focus block of the image comprising a plurality of sub-blocks and being a predetermined distance away from the first focus block along the identified first direction;
• determine, for each of the sub-blocks in the second focus block, a matching score of the sub-block with respect to the source image element;
• compute a second composite score for the second focus block by summing the matching score for each of the sub-blocks of the second focus block;
• compare the second composite score to the first composite score;
• and
• in response to determining that the second composite score is less than the first composite score, determine an n-dimensional distance between the first focus block of the image and the source image element.

A method for emulating a foveal mechanism in a correlithm object processing system, comprising:

• storing a correlithm object mapping table that comprises a plurality of source image elements and a plurality of corresponding target correlithm objects, each of the plurality of source image elements comprising an n-pixel array of binary values;
• receiving an image;
• identifying a first focus block of the image, the first focus block comprising an n-pixel array of binary values, the first focus block further comprising a plurality of sub-blocks, the plurality of sub-blocks comprising at least a central sub-block surrounded by a plurality of neighboring sub-blocks;
• determining, for each of the sub-blocks in the first focus block, a matching score of the sub-block with respect to a source image element;
• computing a first composite score for the first focus block by summing the matching score for each of the sub-blocks of the first focus block;
• identifying a neighboring sub-block of the first focus block with the highest matching score;
• identifying a first direction that directs from the central sub-block of the first block to the determined neighboring sub-block with the highest matching score;
• identifying a second focus block of the image, the second focus block of the image comprising a plurality of sub-blocks and being a predetermined distance away from the first focus block along the identified first direction;
• determining, for each of the sub-blocks in the second focus block, a matching score of the sub-block with respect to the source image element;
• computing a second composite score for the second focus block by summing the matching score for each of the sub-blocks of the second focus block;
• comparing the second composite score to the first composite score;
• and
• in response to determining that the second composite score is less than the first composite score, determining an n-dimensional distance between the first focus block of the image and the source image element.