US Patent 10521696 Convolutional neural network system and operation method thereof

An operation method of a convolutional neural network system includes executing convolution loops to determine a correlation between at least one kernel and an input feature map; determining a maximum position on the input feature map, the maximum position corresponding to a maximum value of an output feature produced based on the convolution loops; and processing first data of a first area of the input feature map through a convolution loop using the at least one kernel, the first area being associated with the maximum position. The processing of the first data includes skipping a convolution operation of second data of a second area of the input feature map, the second area being unassociated with the maximum position.