Information Processing System for Learning Data Duplication

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Solution Overview

Problem

In maintenance of image forming apparatuses, machine learning models struggle with reduced learning accuracy due to recognition of ground truth labels as different when replacement parts are of varying scales, leading to decreased data usage and accuracy, especially when replacement is performed on a part-by-part basis in some regions and unit-by-unit in others.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that collects learning data by associating error history information with part replacement information, and duplicates replacement part information to align with unit-level data, creating second association data to enhance learning data accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If data is collected from multiple regions with different replacement scales (part-level and unit-level), then the amount of learning data increases, but the learning accuracy decreases due to inconsistent ground truth labels

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveamount of learning dataVSAvoidlearning accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention segments the replacement part information into two distinct types: actual replacement parts (from error history) and candidate replacement parts (from part replacement information). By separating these data elements and processing them through different association methods, the system maintains label consistency while utilizing diverse data sources, thus resolving the contradiction between data quantity and learning accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates duplicate association data with consistent ground truth labels by copying and standardizing replacement part information across different scales. Through the duplication unit, data from both part-level and unit-level replacements are transformed into a unified format with consistent labels, allowing the system to multiply usable data without compromising accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If learning is performed using only data with the same scale, then the learning accuracy is maintained, but the amount of usable learning data decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelearning accuracyVSAvoidamount of learning data
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The invention creates a universal data processing framework that handles both part-level and unit-level replacement data through the same association and duplication mechanisms. The system establishes universal association rules that work across different data scales, transforming heterogeneous data into a unified format that maintains consistency while expanding the usable data pool for machine learning

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

Data Source

PatentUS20240388662A1Information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.11.21 CANON KK
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AI summary

In an information processing system that collects learning data, an error history information acquiring unit configured to acquire error history information of a target device, a part replacement information acquisition unit configured to acquire part replacement information of the target device, an association unit configured to generate first association data in which the error history information and the part replacement information are associated with each other, and a duplication unit configured to generate second association data in which information on a predetermined replacement part is replaced with information on another replacement part that includes the predetermined replacement part and associated with the error history information.