Guided Feedback Loop for High-Confidence Information Categorization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic transaction record categorization methods are time-consuming, inefficient, and prone to errors due to limited information availability and low accuracy in automated categorization techniques.

Innovation Solution

A guided feedback loop combining a machine learning model with a decision tree is used to dynamically select and request relevant information from users, ensuring high confidence scores before categorizing transactions, thereby improving accuracy and efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated categorization techniques are used, then productivity is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to low accuracy and errors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecategorization speedVSAvoidcategorization accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system evaluates its own categorization confidence scores and dynamically adjusts its behavior. When confidence is low, it requests additional information from users, and this user feedback is used to re-evaluate and improve categorization accuracy. The system continuously learns from user corrections and feedback to enhance precision while maintaining automated processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adapts its categorization process based on real-time confidence assessments. It transitions between fully automated mode (high confidence) and user interaction mode (low confidence), adjusting the level of automation dynamically. This allows the system to maintain high productivity for clear cases while ensuring accuracy for ambiguous cases through selective user engagement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If manual categorization is used, then manufacturing precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to time consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecategorization accuracyVSAvoidcategorization speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of requiring complete manual review of all transactions, the system applies partial automation where only transactions with low confidence scores require user attention. The majority of clear, unambiguous transactions are categorized automatically without user intervention, achieving high productivity while maintaining accuracy for the subset of cases that need human review.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Manufacturing precision

If more user input is requested, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecategorization accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the user input requirements based on transaction complexity. Simple, clear transactions require no user input, while only ambiguous or complex transactions trigger targeted information requests. This segmentation allows the system to gather necessary information for improving accuracy without unnecessarily complicating the interaction for straightforward cases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

4Productivity

If automated processing is used, then productivity is improved, but loss of information increases due to limited information availability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing speedVSAvoidinformation completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary automated categorization using available information to establish an initial classification. This preliminary action enables rapid processing of transactions with sufficient information, while simultaneously identifying cases where additional information is needed. The system then selectively requests补充 information only for cases where the preliminary categorization confidence is low, maintaining productivity while reducing information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12499371B2Guided feedback loop for automated information categorization
Publication Date: 2025.12.16 INTUIT INC
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AI summary

Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for automated categorization of electronic information. Embodiments include providing inputs to a machine learning model based on attributes of an electronic data item. Embodiments include receiving one or more first outputs from the machine learning model based on the inputs. Embodiments include selecting, based on the one or more first outputs, a question from a plurality of questions. Embodiments include providing the question for display via a user interface. Embodiments include receiving an answer to the question via the user interface. Embodiments include providing updated inputs to the machine learning model based on the answer. Embodiments include receiving one or more second outputs from the machine learning model based on the updated inputs. Embodiments include determining a category for the electronic data item based on the one or more second outputs.