Decision making in classification problems
US6931351B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F18/256
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of classifying samples to one of a number of predetermined classes involves using a number of class models or classifiers to form order statistic for each classifier. A linear combination of the order statistic (L-statistic) is calculated to determine the confidence of that particular classifier, both in general and for that particular sample. Relative weights are then derived from these confidences, and used to calculate a weighted summation across all classifiers for each class of the likelihoods that a sample belongs to that class. The sample is classified in the class which has the associated weighted summation which is greatest in value.
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