Hierarchical Autoencoder Compression With Correlation-Based Data Recovery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multi-layer autoencoder architectures focus solely on data compression and fail to exploit correlations and patterns within the data, limiting their effectiveness in data restoration and enhancement.

Innovation Solution

A system and method combining multi-layer autoencoders with a correlation layer to learn hierarchical representations and leverage data correlations for enhanced data compression and restoration, using a multi-level autoencoder and correlation network architecture.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of substance

If multi-layer autoencoders are used for data compression, then compression ratio is improved, but data restoration quality deteriorates due to failure to exploit correlations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompression ratioVSAvoiddata restoration quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of substanceVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multi-layer autoencoders with correlation-based restoration methods into a unified architecture. The autoencoder learns hierarchical representations while the correlation layer explicitly models relationships between data samples, combining the strengths of both approaches to achieve high compression ratios and maintain restoration quality simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a correlation layer as an intermediary component between the encoder and decoder. This correlation layer processes relationships between compressed data samples and uses them to enhance the restoration process, acting as a mediator that preserves important information while maintaining compression efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If correlation-based methods are used for data restoration, then restoration quality is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata restoration qualityVSAvoidarchitecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs a multi-functional architecture where the correlation layer serves multiple purposes: it restores degraded information, enhances feature representations, and works seamlessly with the autoencoder framework. This universal approach allows the system to achieve improved restoration quality without requiring separate dedicated restoration systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent embeds the correlation-based restoration method within the autoencoder architecture. The correlation layer is nested between the encoder and decoder, allowing the restoration functionality to be integrated into the compression framework rather than operating as a separate complex system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Loss of information

If hierarchical representations are learned, then information preservation is improved, but training complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation preservationVSAvoidtraining complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the learning process into hierarchical layers, where each layer learns specific levels of abstraction. The encoder divides the input data into multiple hierarchical representations, and the decoder reconstructs the original data from these segmented representations. This segmentation allows for efficient information preservation while managing training complexity through structured learning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250260417A1System and Method for Compressing and Restoring Data Using Hierarchical Autoencoders and a Knowledge-Enhanced Correlation Network
Publication Date: 2025.08.14 ATOMBEAM TECH INC
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AI summary

A system and method for compressing and restoring data using a hierarchical multi-level autoencoder architecture and correlation network. The system compresses data using a cascade of autoencoders, each focusing on different scales or features, allowing for efficient representation across various resolutions. Data restoration employs a corresponding hierarchical decoder structure and a correlation network, trained on cross-correlated data sets. This approach leverages inter-data relationships at multiple scales, potentially recovering more lost information than traditional single-scale methods. The hierarchical structure adapts to diverse data types, achieving higher compression ratios while maintaining data quality, applicable to fields such as remote sensing, IoT data processing, and multimedia compression.