Merging Analysis Paths via Data Resource Matching

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Solution Overview

Problem

In business analytics, multiple individuals with varying expertise and objectives navigating the same information space often draw separate conclusions due to the lack of a meaningful way to merge and connect data resources, leading to an extensive collection of information without a unified analysis.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for merging analysis paths by identifying matching data resources through metadata, allowing for the generation of a new analysis path that combines the logic and steps from multiple users' research processes, facilitating better data analysis and visualization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple individuals navigate the same information space independently, then each person can conduct their own analysis with their expertise, but separate conclusions are drawn without unified understanding

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveindividual analysis capabilityVSAvoidunified understanding

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple independent analysis paths by identifying matching data resources across different users' analyses and combining them into a unified analysis path. This allows individual expertise to be preserved while achieving unified understanding through the integration of multiple perspectives on the same data resources.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Quantity of substance

If data resources are collected extensively from multiple sources, then comprehensive information is gathered, but the data becomes difficult to sort and connect

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation collectionVSAvoiddata organization

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses matching data resources as an intermediary to connect different analysis paths. By identifying common data resources across multiple analyses, the system creates natural connection points that organize extensive information without requiring complex manual sorting, thereby reducing organizational complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple analysis paths are maintained separately, then diverse analytical perspectives are preserved, but the lack of connection prevents meaningful merging of insights

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveanalytical perspectiveVSAvoidmerged insight

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate analysis paths into a unified analysis path by identifying matching data resources that serve as connection points. This merging process preserves the diverse analytical perspectives from different users while integrating their insights into a cohesive unified analysis, preventing loss of merged insight.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9928302B2Merging data analysis paths

Publication Date: 2018.03.27 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

Merging analysis paths is provided. A first analysis path and a second analysis path are identified, wherein each analysis path identifies one or more data resources of an information space. A match is determined between a first data resource of the one or more data resources identified by the first analysis path and a second data resource of the one or more data resources identified by the second analysis path. A third analysis path that is based, at least in part, on the first analysis path and the second analysis path is generated.