# Encoding vision for HTM

**URL:** <https://discourse.numenta.org/t/encoding-vision-for-htm/2780>\
**Category:** Numenta Theory\
**Tags:** encoders, vision\
**Created:** [September 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/encoding-vision-for-htm/2780 "2017-09-05T22:26:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Lamb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.numenta.org/paul_lamb/32/2725_2.png) [@Paul\_Lamb](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/Paul_Lamb)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/encoding-vision-for-htm/2780/15 "2017-09-08T00:42:49Z")

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> [@sunguralikaan](#):
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> I am having a hard time imagining an actual use case that would be practical for the current ability of HTM. Can you describe a case where learning repeated inputs is actually useful?

I’ve started another topic [HERE](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/repeating-input-as-timing-mechanism/2799) to discuss, since it is getting off topic.

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