Alternative Name Selection via Source Scoring Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems lack intelligence to automate the selection of the strongest alternative name for a target name due to the lack of one-to-one correspondence between names and objects, relying on user input to choose from multiple potential names.
Innovation Solution
Systems and methods compute scores for each candidate alternative name based on the number of information sources referring to them, and their association with the target name, to determine the most likely alternative name, enhancing automation in classification and search processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If conventional systems rely on user input to choose from multiple potential names, then the system can handle multiple alternative names, but the system lacks intelligence to automate the selection of the strongest alternative name
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically computing scores for candidate alternative names based on information sources, eliminating the need for user input in the selection process. The system serves itself by intelligently determining the strongest alternative name through automated scoring and comparison.
2Extent of automation
If the system computes scores for each candidate alternative name based on information sources, then the automation of alternative name determination is enhanced, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complex task of alternative name selection into manageable components: retrieving candidate names, computing scores based on information sources, comparing scores, and selecting the strongest alternative. This segmentation makes the automation process more tractable and implementable.
3Measurement precision
If multiple candidate alternative names are retrieved and scored, then the accuracy of alternative name selection is improved, but the time required to process and determine the strongest name increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual user evaluation with an automated computational mechanism that scores candidate alternative names based on information sources. This substitution enables accurate selection while reducing time loss by eliminating manual review processes.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods described herein provide for determining alternative names for a target name. A plurality of candidate alternative names is retrieved. For example, if the target name is “bush”, the candidate alternative names may include “George W. Bush”, “George H. W. Bush”, “Jeb Bush”, “Bush, Illinois (location)”, and “Bush (plant)”. A plurality of information sources associated with the target name are identified (e.g., documents, media assets or other information associated with “bush”). A first value and a second value are computed for a first candidate name (e.g., “George W. Bush”) and second candidate name (“George H. W. Bush”), respectively, based on how many of the identified information sources refer to the first and second candidate names, respectively. In response to determining that the first value exceeds the second value, the first candidate name, instead of the second candidate name, is assigned as an alternative name for the target name.