Signal Data & Patented Processing
In Wantware, signal data (video, audio, LiDAR, X-ray, sensor streams) is not stored as raw bytes. It enters as a SignalAptiv: a semantically structured unit that carries usage policy, responds to context, and can be enhanced at runtime without interpolation, training data, or switching file formats.
Signal data as Aptivs
Depending on their role, signal inputs become one of three Aptiv types within a [.wv] stream:
| Aptiv type | What it handles | Example inputs |
|---|---|---|
| SignalAptiv | Continuous sensory or signal-based data | Video streams, audio feeds, telemetry, LiDAR point clouds |
| ExperienceAptiv | Evolving interactive or immersive environments | Simulation content, training environments, XR feeds |
| RecordAptiv | Structured facts with spatial or temporal anchors | Annotated medical scans, tagged photographs, diagnostic reports |
These Aptivs are not passive containers. They carry usage policies, respond to environmental context, and adapt their presentation based on user role, device, or runtime conditions, all without external enforcement layers.
The processing model
MindAptiv's signal processing applies first- and second-order gradients of an input signal, computes those gradients as quaternions, then derives their logarithms. The resulting richer gradient vectors are used to reconstruct a new signal with measurably greater fidelity than the original.
This is a mathematical transformation: not interpolation, not statistical upscaling, and not AI hallucination. The output is grounded in the structure of the input. The technique applies across the full electromagnetic spectrum: radio, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-ray, and beyond.
Because the processing is deployed as Aptivs inside [.wv] streams, it operates without code, without latency overhead from external tools, and without retraining. Resolution, contrast, and behavioral response can be tuned live, without switching file types or rebuilding pipelines.
Issued patents
Three U.S. patents cover the signal processing capabilities underlying Wantware. All claims on the first patent were granted without modification and the examiner found no prior art in any closely related area.
| Patent | Scope |
|---|---|
| US 10,037,592 | Digital quaternion logarithm signal processing for images and other data types. All claims granted with no modifications; no prior art found. |
| US 10,846,821 | Gradient signal processing for video signals. |
| US 11,373,272 | Multi-dimensional gradient signal processing, natural language interfaces, and multi-processor optimization. |
"The patent examiner was not able to find any prior art that was even close to similar. All of the claims on US 10,037,592 were granted with no modifications. This is rare. The technology is unique, and MindAptiv could own a broad technical field."
— Bert Vermeulen, Patent Consultant
Supported input formats
Nebulo, the data management layer within Essence, ingests the following signal and media formats and elevates them into semantically structured Aptivs. All inputs are treated as signal data with meaning, not as passive file attachments.
Media
- Video: MPEG-2/4, AVC, VP8, QuickTime, CELP
- Volume fields and holograms: PLY, raw X-ray, LiDAR, density clouds
- Meshes: OBJ, STL
- Images: JPEG, GIF, OpenEXR
- Audio: WAV, MP3, WMA
- Fonts: BDF, TTF, OTF, WOFF, TTC
- Music scores: MIDI
Documents and structured data
- Documents: PDF, HTML5, TXT, Markdown
- Structured data: XML, YAML, JSON, CSV, XLS
- Code: C99, C++11, GLSL 4.0, HLSL, JavaScript, SPIR-V, OpenCL
- Containers: ZIP archives, directories, webpages
Protocols and live data
- Network: USB (v2.0/3.0), Bluetooth (1.0–3.0), UDP, TCP/IP, HTTP/S
- Messaging: SMTP, POP3, IMAP
- User data: vCard, CalDAV, browser bookmark exports
- Live sources: Google Maps, NASA satellite imagery, Yahoo Finance ticker
Use cases by domain
| Domain | Application |
|---|---|
| Medical diagnostics | Adaptive imaging that sharpens low-resolution scans in real time; access control and audit policy embedded in the scan itself |
| Edge AI and navigation | Real-time GPU optimization for navigation and object recognition on constrained hardware such as Jetson Orin Nano |
| Video over constrained networks | Visual quality exceeding 4K streamed over 2G connections using resampling powered by Meaning Coordinates |
| Security and intelligence | Tamper-proof video and audio with contextual awareness; policy-enforced access without external DRM layers |
| Immersive training | Personalized, adaptive simulation environments built from SignalAptivs and ExperienceAptivs without static content pipelines |
| Regulated communications | Built-in enforcement of communication constraints across jurisdictions, without post-hoc compliance layers |
Signal data in Wantware is not a file to be processed; it is an Aptiv with embedded policy, live adaptability, and mathematically grounded enhancement. The three issued patents cover a technique with no known prior art. Teams integrating diagnostics, surveillance, simulation, or edge sensing workloads can request a technical briefing to evaluate fit against specific pipeline requirements.