Integrative Clustering Scores for Temporal Prediction Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing predictive data analysis solutions face inefficiencies and reliability issues due to the challenges of high-dimensional clustering spaces and temporal variations in predictive input objects, leading to suboptimal clustering outcomes.

Innovation Solution

Integrating predictive insights from two or more clustering schemes, including service and recipient clustering, to generate integrative predictive scores by calculating within-cluster and cross-cluster consistency scores, and incorporating cross-temporal consistency scores using recurrent neural networks to handle temporal variations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple clustering schemes are used to improve predictive accuracy, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictive accuracyVSAvoidclustering scheme complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple clustering schemes (service-based clustering and recipient-based clustering) to generate integrative predicted scores. By merging the results from different clustering approaches and calculating consistency scores across them, the system improves predictive reliability while managing complexity through structured integration rather than arbitrary complexity increase.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If clustering operations are performed in high-dimensional spaces to capture more features, then adaptability is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeature coverageVSAvoidclustering accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces consistency scores as intermediary metrics that bridge the gap between multiple clustering schemes operating in different dimensional spaces. These consistency scores (within-cluster, cross-cluster, and cross-temporal) serve as mediators to evaluate and integrate results from high-dimensional clustering operations, thereby maintaining measurement precision while capturing diverse features.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If temporal variations are accounted for to improve predictive reliability, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictive reliabilityVSAvoidcomputation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary clustering operations and calculates consistency scores in advance, organizing data into service clusters and recipient clusters before final prediction is needed. By pre-computing within-cluster and cross-cluster consistency measures, the system reduces real-time computation requirements while maintaining predictive reliability through temporal consistency evaluation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Measurement precision

If within-cluster consistency scores are calculated for each clustering scheme to improve precision, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsistency measurement precisionVSAvoidscoring operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the consistency measurement process into distinct components: within-cluster consistency scores for service clusters, within-cluster consistency scores for recipient clusters, cross-cluster consistency scores, and cross-temporal consistency scores. This segmentation allows each type of consistency to be measured and evaluated separately, improving measurement precision while managing complexity through modular computation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12620008B2Machine learning techniques for integrating distinct clustering schemes given temporal variations
Publication Date: 2026.05.05 OPTUM INC
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AI summary

Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for performing predictive data analysis operations configured to integrate distinct clustering schemes given temporal variations. For example, certain embodiments of the present invention utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform predictive data analysis operations by generating integrative predicted scores based at least in part on at least one of: within-cluster consistency scores determined for clusters determined using a first clustering scheme (e.g., a service clustering scheme), within-cluster consistency scores determined for clusters determined using a second clustering scheme (e.g., a recipient clustering scheme), cross-cluster consistency scores, and cross-temporal consistency scores.