Hierarchical clustering using correlation metric and spatial continuity constraint
US8280887B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2237/255
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Large data sets are analyzed by hierarchical clustering using correlation as a similarity measure. This provides results that are superior to those obtained using a Euclidean distance similarity measure. A spatial continuity constraint may be applied in hierarchical clustering analysis of images.
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