Patent ID: 6625588
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
A method of forming output signals of an associative artificial neural network, the method comprising;receiving a number of auxiliary signals; forming a corresponding weighting coefficient for each auxiliary signal; forming from the auxiliary signals a sum weighted by the corresponding coefficients; applying a non-linear function to the weighted sum to generate a non-linear signal V; receiving a main signal S, which can be associated with the auxiliary signals such that the weighting coefficient of each auxiliary signal is increased when the main signal S and said auxiliary signal are simultaneously active; and forming, based on the main signal S and the non-linear signal V, a function S OR V, which is used to generate a main output signal, and at least one of three logical functions, including S AND V, NOT S AND V, and S AND NOT V, and using said at least one logical function to generate an additional output signal for the associative artificial neural network.