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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Stanley W. Driggs, Vestal, NY (US);
Elliott D. Reitz, Ii, Endicott, NY (US);
Dennis A. Tillotson, Cortland, NY (US);
Stanley W. Driggs, Vestal, NY (US);
Elliott D. Reitz, II, Endicott, NY (US);
Dennis A. Tillotson, Cortland, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for classifying an input pattern into an associated class through use of a compound classifier. Data pertaining to preselected features present within the input pattern are extracted. A discriminant value for each of a plurality of classes is then determined via a first classification technique. This value reflects the relative likelihood that a class is the associated class. The class with the highest relative likelihood is selected. A confidence value is generated via a second classification technique. This confidence value is reflective of the a posteriori probability that the selected class is the associated class. The selected class is rejected if the determined confidence value is below a predetermined threshold value.