Episodic Memory Store for Adaptive Semantic Querying

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current data management techniques face challenges in extracting actionable information from vast datasets, often requiring computationally intensive processes and static training stages, which limits their ability to adapt and provide personalized insights in real-time.

Innovation Solution

The system employs an episodic memory store that contextualizes data with labels, allowing for semantic queries to extract information efficiently, reducing the need for extensive training and enabling adaptive learning and personalized feedback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional data management techniques are used to extract actionable information from vast datasets, then comprehensive data analysis can be performed, but the process becomes computationally intensive and requires extensive training

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation extraction accuracyVSAvoidcomputational resources
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments data into discrete episodes with contextual labels, organizing information into manageable units that can be stored and queried efficiently. This segmentation allows the system to process only relevant episodes during queries rather than analyzing entire datasets, reducing computational intensity while maintaining extraction accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary organization of data into episodic memory structures with contextual labels during the data ingestion phase. This preliminary action creates an indexed, labeled framework that enables rapid retrieval and analysis during queries, eliminating the need for computationally intensive training processes while preserving information extraction capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If static training stages are used in traditional systems, then model structure can be fixed, but the system loses adaptability and cannot provide personalized insights in real-time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem structure stabilityVSAvoidreal-time adaptation capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic system where episodic memory structures can be continuously updated and modified without requiring retraining. The contextual labels and episode associations are maintained in a flexible structure that adapts to new information in real-time, enabling personalized insights while preserving the stable core architecture of the memory system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-adaptation through automated episode creation and contextual labeling without requiring external training interventions. The episodic memory structure automatically organizes new data and updates associations based on incoming information, providing real-time adaptability while maintaining structural stability through consistent organizational principles.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If exhaustive training is performed to enable adaptive learning and personalized feedback, then system intelligence can be enhanced, but computational and memory requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptive learning capabilityVSAvoidmemory requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential contextual information and relationships from data, storing them as labeled episodes in memory rather than retaining complete datasets or complex trained models. This extraction approach enables adaptive learning capabilities by maintaining key contextual associations while minimizing memory consumption by storing only relevant episodic information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses lightweight episodic representations that can be created, stored, and discarded efficiently without requiring persistent large-scale model structures. Each episode is a self-contained, low-memory unit that provides adaptive learning functionality without the heavy computational burden of traditional trained models, allowing flexible memory management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Data Source

PatentUS11941015B2Episodic memory stores, data ingestion and query systems for same, including examples of autonomous smart agents
Publication Date: 2024.03.26 CONSILIENT LABS INC
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AI summary

An example computing system may operate on episodes stored in an episodic memory using a semantic query language. The semantic query language may associate contextual labels with the data ingested from the data sources. Systems described herein may determine probabilities of an event based on the episodes including previous observations, counts, similarities, anomalies, and causality among many other techniques and methodologies. In some examples, the systems described herein may provide result explanations by providing references to source data pertinent to a given result. The user may provide feedback to the query results and update the semantic query.