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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1997
Youtaro Yatsuzuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A learning method supervised by a binary teacher signal for a binary neural network comprises at least an error signal generator 10 for weighting factor updating, which generates an error signal for weighting factor updating having an opposite polarity to that of a difference signal between an output unit signal of the binary neural network and the binary teacher signal on an output unit whereat a binary output unit signal coincides with the binary teacher signal, and an amplitude which decreases by increase of distance from the binary teacher signal, when an absolute value of the difference signal is smaller than a threshold, generates an error signal which has the same polarity as that of the difference signal and an amplitude smaller than that of the difference signal, when the absolute value of the difference signal is larger than the threshold, or generates an error signal which has an amplitude equal to or smaller than that of the difference signal on an output unit providing a wrong binary output unit signal which is different from the binary teacher signal. Updating the weighting factors by the error signal which is optimally generated according to discrimination between the correct binary output unit signal and the wrong one, can provide a binary neural network which converges very quickly and reliably to obtain a desired binary output and also realizes a high generalization ability.