Artificial neural network (ANN) classifier apparatus for selecting related computer routines and methods
AssigneeSiemens Corporate Research, Inc.
InventorAngelo R. Marcantonio
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Abstract
An artificial neural network (ANN) classifier provides a series of outputs indicative of a series of classes to which input feature vectors are classified. The ANN provides only one output for each input feature vector to partition said input into one class. The one output of the classifier is coupled to the interrupt input of an associated digital computer or CPU. Upon receipt of the output, the CPU immediately interrupts a main program and executes an interrupt service routine which is triggered by the output of the classifier. In this manner, the CPU is immediately accessed in the interrupt mode by the transition of one of the output class processing elements when activated.
Claims18
In an artificial neural network (ANN) classifier system having n class output terminals comprising n processing output terminals indicative of n classes, with one of said class output terminals activated for a given set of feature input vectors associated with that class, said system including a computer capable of implementing a predetermined subroutine as a function of an activated output class and said computer having at least one interrupt input terminal, in combination therewith apparatus for accessing said computer, comprising:
- means coupled to said class output terminals and to said interrupt input and operative to energize said interrupt input terminal upon activation of one of said n processing output terminals for causing said computer to provide a subroutine according to which one of said n class output terminals is activated.
A method for causing a computer having an interrupt terminal to perform an interrupt subroutine when said interrupt terminal is activated, said interrupt subroutine being indicative of an output class partitioned by an ANN classifier having a plurality of separate class processing outputs indicative of n classes where each class is indicative of a separate group of similar members, comprising of steps of:
- activating said interrupt terminal of said computer when said ANN classifier provides a class output by a activating one of said separate class processing outputs;
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- causing said computer to execute a subroutine according to said class output after activating said interrupt terminal.
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