def getDistances(self, inputPattern):
dist = self._getDistances(inputPattern)<EOL>return (dist, self._categoryList)<EOL>
Return the distances between the input pattern and all other
        stored patterns.

        :param inputPattern: pattern to check distance with

        :returns: (distances, categories) numpy arrays of the same length.
            - overlaps: an integer overlap amount for each category
            - categories: category index for each element of distances