Patent ID: 6640227
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-based method for automated unsupervised clustering of data through simulation of successive and irreversible evolution of a similarity matrix by means of successive series of evolutionary transformations,said transformations consisting in an effect of a certain function so that each of binary similarity values is replaced by a certain value derived from binary similarities between all other components and each of two components of the binary similarity under computation, and said transformations resulting in obligate occurrence of the herein described conditions: a) starting with a first transformation in said successive series of evolutionary transformations, each newly derived matrix is ensuant on a previous one, hence said evolutionary transformations are irreversible and occur in a quasi-continuous mode; b) a series of iterative transformations make each binary similarity value reach a limit; c) said limit may differ in different binary similarities; d) said limit of binary similarities is reached at different stages of iterative transformations.