Cortronic neural networks with distributed processing
US6366897B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/098
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cortronic neural network defines connections between neurons in a number of regions using target lists, which identify the output connections of each neuron and the connection strength. Neurons are preferably sparsely interconnected between regions. Training of connection weights employs a three stage process, which involves computation of the contribution to the input intensity of each neuron by every currently active neuron, a competition process that determines the next set of active neurons based on their current input intensity, and a weight adjustment process that updates and normalizes the connection weights based on which neurons won the competition process, and their connectivity with other winning neurons.
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