In various embodiments, electronic apparatus, systems, and methods include a unified compact spatiotemporal method that provides a process for machines to deal with space and time and to deal with sensors and effectors. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1-10. (canceled) 11. A method comprising: extracting features from a sensory input provided by a sensory device for a machine; correlating motor action of the machine with the features; and generating autonomously, using a processing unit, a decision for machine activity based on results from correlating motor action with the features based on applying a firing-age dependent plasticity for neurons associated with the sensory input and motor action. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises: determining whether one or more of the features are irrelevant to motor actions; and automatically disregarding features determined to be irrelevant. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein generating decisions includes operating in a neural network mode without error back-propagation. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the method includes correlating motor action of the machine with the features relative to a fixed time period such that update of information relative to correlating motor action of the machine with the features at a current time is based only on information corresponding to motor action of the machine with the features at a previous time set by the fixed time period. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises: extracting an image from the sensory input; and generating a decision based on recognizing an object in the image separate from background in the image. 16-20. (canceled)