Method and apparatus for input classification using a neural network
US5974404A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/19173
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a classification method and apparatus for classifying an input into one of a plurality of possible outputs. The invention is also a method and apparatus for adjusting a neuron encompassing a plurality of feature vectors. The invention characterizes the spatial distribution of the feature vectors. The invention then spatially adjusts the neuron in accordance with that characterization.
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