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Please predict whether this patent is acceptable.PATENT ABSTRACT: An apparatus and a method. The apparatus includes a plurality of long short term memory (LSTM) networks, wherein each of the plurality of LSTM networks is at a different network layer, wherein each of the plurality of LSTM networks is configured to determine a residual function, wherein each of the plurality of LSTM networks includes an output gate to control what is provided to a subsequent LSTM network, and wherein each of the plurality of LSTM networks includes at least one highway connection to compensate for the residual function of a previous LSTM network.