Microblog Classification System Using Segmented Image and Text Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack an efficient method to classify and determine user actions related to search keywords across mixed text and image information items on microblogs, such as determining user engagement and sentiment analysis in a chronological context.

Innovation Solution

A microblog classification system that accepts search keywords, retrieves relevant information items, classifies image items based on user actions, and determines the sentiment of text items using machine learning models to identify user engagement and sentiment, integrating image and text classification models for comprehensive analysis.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If multiple information items including both text and image are retrieved from microblogs, then the quantity of information is increased, but the complexity of classification and analysis increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of information itemsVSAvoidcomplexity of classification system
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the classification task into distinct modules: an image classification unit that processes image information items separately from a text classification unit that processes text information items. This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple information types independently, reducing the overall complexity of the classification system while maintaining the ability to process large quantities of diverse information items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If image information items are classified to determine user actions, then the precision of user engagement detection is improved, but the time required for processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of user action detectionVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by performing image classification and text classification in parallel independent processes rather than sequentially. The image classification unit and text classification unit operate simultaneously on their respective information items, which reduces the total processing time while maintaining high precision in user action detection through dedicated classification models.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If chronological filtering is applied to posted information items, then the relevance of retrieved information is improved, but the complexity of information retrieval increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverelevance of informationVSAvoidcomplexity of retrieval system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by implementing chronological filtering specifically for the image information items retrieved from microblogs, while maintaining separate processing for text information items. This localized application of time-based filtering ensures that image-related information is chronologically relevant without unnecessarily complicating the overall retrieval system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10185765B2Non-transitory computer-readable medium, information classification method, and information processing apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.01.22 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

There is provided a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process. The process includes: accepting a search keyword; retrieving, from information items posted by users, a posted information item including the accepted search keyword, each of the posted information items including at least either of a text information item and an image information item, and acquiring posted information items which are within a predetermined chronological range with respect to the posted information item including the search keyword; and classifying, as image information items related to the search keyword, some of image information items included in the posted information items that have been acquired, and performing first determination of, for each of the classified image information items, whether or not a user who posted an information item including the classified image information item took an action related to the search keyword.