Document Containers With Machine-Learned Candidate Matching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing document management systems struggle to accurately identify and suggest related documents for electronic documents, leading to inefficiencies in document generation and increased potential for errors.

Innovation Solution

A document management platform utilizes a machine learning model to determine attributes of input documents, assign similarity scores to candidate documents, and generate graphical user interfaces to suggest related documents, allowing users to select and automatically fill common fields in electronic documents.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a machine learning model is used to identify candidate documents, then the accuracy of document suggestion is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of document suggestionVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A machine learning model is introduced as an intermediary component between the document management system and the document suggestion output. The model processes input documents, determines attributes, and generates similarity scores for candidate documents, thereby improving suggestion accuracy while adding computational complexity to the system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If more candidate documents are included in the container, then the user experience is improved, but the time required for document processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidtime for document processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system includes more candidate documents in the container than strictly necessary, using excessive action to ensure comprehensive document suggestions. This approach improves user experience by providing more relevant documents for selection, even though it increases processing time and computational resources required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Ease of operation

If manual selection of related documents is required, then the ease of operation is improved, but the productivity decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidproductivity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The machine learning model performs preliminary action by automatically determining attributes of input documents and generating similarity scores for candidate documents before user selection. This pre-processing reduces the manual effort required from users while maintaining their control over the final document selection, thereby improving productivity without sacrificing ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250328576A1Document container with candidate documents
Publication Date: 2025.10.23 DOCUSIGN INC
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AI summary

Techniques are described for a system document management comprising one or more processors having access to a memory. The system is configured to determine an attribute for an input document for execution by a signer. The system is also configured to generate a similarity score for each of a plurality of candidate documents using a machine learning model, wherein using the machine learning model comprises providing the attribute as an input to the machine learning model. The system is also configured to generate data for a graphical user interface comprising an indication of at least a subset of the candidate documents based on the similarity scores generated for each of the plurality of candidate documents. The system is configured to output, for display, the data to a user device.