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From: Leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk (Leon Heller)
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Subject: Re: pattern recognition
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           73241.1600@CompuServe.COM "John Puopolo" writes:

> Hi.
> I am a software engineer and am just beginning to study neural nets and
> their applications in pattern recognition.  Is there a good introductory
> book on this subject?
> 
> What success/failiures do people know about in commercial applications
> using nerual-net pattern recognition systems?
> 
> I'm assuming that the neural net can be "taught" to recognize particular 
> patterns witout using more linear-based edge-detection algorithms.  I'm
> sorry if these questions/assumptions are naive.. I'm a fuzzy thinker 8-)...
> 
> Thanks, all
> John

Here in the UK, NN techiques are used in a car number plate recognition
system that is being set up on motorways.

Leon
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