[ra88it]

Are we still talking about Numenta? Their website links to several papers that address all of your questions:

http://numenta.com/for-developers/education.php

[trapper]

Yes we are talking about numenta.

http://numenta.com/for-developers/education/htm-related-pape...

Unfortunately the three (why aren't there more?) independent papers didn't use HTM, and certainly don't answer all my questions.