Associative Database for Information Retrieval

An associative database model (AIR) is defined, using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), based on Interaction Information Retrieval (IR). Retrieval is preceded by an interaction between query and database, and means recalled local memories. It is shown that AIR’s underlying abstract mathematical structure is a matroid and that AIR is in the NP-Class. An implementable model is worked out based on state equations, and an application is briefly described.