Method and apparatus for input classification using non-spherical neurons
US5438629A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/19173
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A classification method and apparatus for classifying an input into one of a plurality of possible outputs. Information representative of the input is compared to a neuron, where the neuron comprises a boundary defined by two or more neuron axes of different length. One of the possible outputs is then selected as corresponding to the input in accordance with that comparison. The invention is also a training method and apparatus for creating a new neuron or adjusting an existing neuron. A feature vector representative of a training input is generated, where the training input corresponds to one of a plurality of possible outputs. If no existing neuron corresponding to the training input encompasses the feature vector, then a new neuron is created, where the new neuron comprises a boundary defined by two or more neuron axes of different length. If the neuron encompasses the feature vector and if the neuron does not correspond to the training input, then the neuron is adjusted spatially, where the adjusted neuron comprises a boundary defined by two or more adjusted neuron axes of different length.
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