PATTERN CLASSIFIER WITH TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREFOR

Classifiers (110) and a comparator (112) perform an identification method (400) to identify a class as one of a predetermined set of classes. The identification method is based on determining the observation costs associated with the unidentified class. The identification method includes combining models representing the predetermined set of classes and the unidentified vectors representing the class. The predetermined class associated with the largest observation cost is identified as the class. Additionally, a unique, low-complexity training method (300) includes creating the models which represent the predetermined set of classes.