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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2025
Applied Underwriters, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Diego I. Medina-Bernal, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Justin N. Smith, Belmont, CA (US);
Applied Underwriters, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for neural network confidence regularization is disclosed. A classification system uses a neural network training model to generate prediction. The confidence of the neural network training model is adjusted based on feature prevalence. The system processes mixed data types (binary, categorical, continuous, and date) through type-specific transformations and tensor construction. A tempering factor is calculated from the unweighted sum of features and applied to intermediate neural network outputs. This tempering mechanism reduces model confidence when several low-weight features are present, enabling faster convergence, better generalization, and improved classification accuracy compared to standard neural networks, particularly for complex non-linear relationships in tabular data domains.