Method and apparatus for pattern recognition utilizing gaussian distribution functions

摘要

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing pattern recognition on given information such as speech data or image data with a reduced amount of calculations of the degree of matching associated with reference patterns. The method and apparatus provides a high speed operation without an increase in the amount of calculations of the degree of matching even when there are a great number of reference patterns. In this invention, the process of calculating the degree of matching includes: a scalar quantization step in which the value of each dimension of an input feature vector is scalar-quantized; a table look-up step in which a table is subjected to a look-up operation on the basis of the quantized value obtained in the scalar quantization step so as to obtain an output value of a reference pattern function for each dimension; and a cumulative matching degree calculation step in which the output value of the reference pattern function obtained in the table loop-up step is accumulated for all dimensions, and the resultant cumulative value is finally employed as the degree of matching between the reference pattern and the input feature vector.