Context-Aware Hierarchical Content Categorization for Scalable Metadata

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Solution Overview

Problem

The rapid increase in content production poses challenges for accurate and cost-effective categorization, with existing systems prone to errors, scalability issues, and outdated categories, leading to incorrect tagging and misclassification.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing processors to extract, clean, and categorize content information based on contextual relationships, employing machine learning models to determine frequency data and generate metadata for improved categorization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual tagging techniques are used to categorize content, then users can apply tags/keywords to organize content, but the system becomes prone to errors with incorrect tagging and difficult to scale

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of categorizationVSAvoidtagging accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service categorization by automatically generating tags and categories using AI models, eliminating the need for manual tagging while maintaining high accuracy. The AI models process content autonomously, extracting meaningful tags and organizing them into hierarchical categories without human intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual tagging process with an automated AI-based system. Machine learning models analyze content and generate tags automatically, substituting human effort with computational processes that are both accurate and scalable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If a short list of tags is provided to solve incorrect tagging, then tagging becomes easier, but widely different content gets tagged with the same tags/keywords

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of taggingVSAvoidtagging precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically generates tags based on the specific content being categorized, rather than using a static short list. The AI models adapt tag generation to each content instance, ensuring precision while maintaining ease of operation through automated processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by generating context-specific tags for each content item rather than using universal tags. Each content piece receives customized tags based on its unique characteristics, ensuring precise categorization while the automated system maintains ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If custom tags and a longer list of crowd-sourced tags are offered, then more categories become available, but users are confused selecting from a long list of similar tags

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecategory varietyVSAvoidease of tag selection
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system eliminates the need for users to select from long tag lists by implementing self-service automated tag generation. The AI models directly assign appropriate tags based on content analysis, providing category variety without overwhelming users with selection options.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the tag selection task from the user's responsibilities and transfers it to the AI system. By taking out the manual selection process and replacing it with automated generation, the system maintains high category variety while dramatically improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Device complexity

If the same tags are applied to all content from a creator, then categorization is simplified, but wrong categorization occurs when content instances are on different topics

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecategorization complexityVSAvoidcategorization accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static creator-level tagging to dynamic instance-level tagging. AI models analyze each content instance independently and generate appropriate tags, ensuring accuracy while the automated process manages the increased complexity of individualized categorization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

5Ease of operation

If predefined tags/keywords are used to categorize content, then categorization is straightforward, but additional categories cannot be applied over time for the same content

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of categorizationVSAvoidcategory evolution
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic tag generation that adapts to evolving content and meanings over time. The AI models continuously learn from new content patterns and generate updated tags, maintaining ease of operation through automation while providing adaptability to changing categorization needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameters of tag generation by using AI models that can adapt to new contexts and meanings. Rather than being constrained by fixed predefined tags, the system dynamically adjusts tag parameters based on evolving content characteristics, ensuring both ease of operation and long-term versatility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

6Reliability

If AI models are used for automatic categorization, then tagging accuracy improves and new categories can be applied, but the operation becomes expensive for rapidly updating content

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecategorization accuracyVSAvoidcomputational cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-training AI models on large datasets before deployment. This preliminary training enables the models to achieve high accuracy while requiring fewer computational resources during actual categorization operations, reducing ongoing costs for rapidly updating content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by using AI models selectively for complex categorization tasks while relying on simpler rules or pre-generated tags for routine content. This balanced approach maintains high accuracy for difficult cases while reducing overall computational costs through selective application of expensive AI processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12353466B2Hierarchical data categorization using contextual similarities
Publication Date: 2025.07.08 EAST WEST INT MARKETING GRP INC
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AI summary

Described herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable media for the generation of classifications of content. Techniques may extract and clean information associated with a first instance of content associated with a first person. Techniques may next classify the cleaned information into a first set of categories and determine a second set of categories based on the cleaned information associated with the first and other instances of content and aggregate the cleaned information using the second set of categories into groups. Techniques further determine a third set of categories of information associated with a group of people including the first person to generate metadata for the information associated with the group of people. Techniques to generate metadata include using frequency data associated with the information based on the first set of categories, the second set of categories, and the third set of categories.