Document Information Formatting and Connection Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional approaches face difficulties in effectively analyzing and utilizing information from diverse data sources, particularly in combining structured and unstructured information formats, which hinders user comprehension and utilization.

Innovation Solution

A computing system that accesses documents with structured and unstructured information, determines connections between them, and formats unstructured information into a more digestible format using capitalization, typography, and spacing changes, while providing an interface for presenting formatted information and connections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If unstructured information is presented in original format, then information completeness is maintained, but user comprehension and utilization become difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser comprehensionVSAvoidinformation fidelity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the formatting parameters of unstructured information (capitalization, typography, spacing) to improve readability and comprehension while preserving the underlying content and meaning. This resolves the contradiction by transforming the presentation parameters without altering the informational content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary formatting processing on unstructured information before presentation, pre-organizing the content through capitalization, typography, and spacing adjustments. This preliminary action makes the information more comprehensible while maintaining its complete content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Quantity of substance

If disparate information formats are collected from various data sources, then information quantity increases, but analysis and utilization effectiveness decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation quantityVSAvoidanalysis effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments information into structured and unstructured components, applying different processing and presentation methods to each. This segmentation allows efficient handling of large information quantities while maintaining analysis effectiveness through targeted processing of each information type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies formatting parameter changes to unstructured information to standardize its presentation, making it more analyzable alongside structured information. This resolves the productivity issue by making disparate formats more uniform and easier to analyze collectively.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If connections between documents and objects are determined based on structured information, then relationship accuracy improves, but information presentation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection accuracyVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces formatted information as an intermediary layer between structured data and user presentation. This intermediary maintains the accurate connections determined from structured information while simplifying the presentation complexity through improved formatting and organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10891338B1Systems and methods for providing information
Publication Date: 2021.01.12 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for providing information. A given document that includes structured information (e.g., properties, attribute-value pairs, etc.) and/or unstructured information (e.g., narratives, blobs of text, etc.) may be accessed. Connections between the document and other documents may be determined based on the structured information. Connections between the document and other objects may be determined based on the structured information. The unstructured information may be formatted into formatted information. Formatting of the unstructured information may facilitate users' comprehension/utilization of the information. An interface (e.g., user interface, API) enabling presentation of (1) the formatted information and (2) the connections of the document may be provided.