Systems and methods for predictive/reconstructive visual object tracker

A visual system for tracking an object in a scene over time, comprising:

• a hierarchy of associative memory units, wherein the hierarchy has levels progressing from lower levels to higher levels and each associative memory unit is configured to:
• receive a present signal of the scene;
• reconstruct the present signal based at least on the present signal and an association relating the present signal to the reconstructed present signal;
• compress the reconstruction;
• send the compressed reconstruction to other associative memory units;
• receive compressed reconstructions from other associative memory units;
• and
• produce a signal indicative of the presence of the tracked object based on at least the reconstruction.

A method for processing information for object tracking, comprising:

• receiving a past signal and a present signal of a scene containing an object of interest, along with a context;
• associating the past signal with the present signal;
• predicting a future signal based at least on the present signal, said association, and the context;
• compressing the prediction and sending the compressed prediction to one or more associative memory units;
• and
• producing a signal indicative of the presence of the object of interest based at least on the prediction

A method for processing information for object tracking, comprising:

• receiving a present signal of a scene containing an object of interest, along with a context;
• reconstructing the present signal based at least on the present signal, an association relating the present signal to the reconstructed present signal, and the context;
• compressing the reconstruction and sending the compressed reconstruction to one or more associative memory units;
• and
• producing a signal indicative of the presence of the object of interest based at least on the reconstruction.