ML Content Retrieval Using Distilled Datasets for Similar Case Search

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems lack efficient techniques for content analysis and retrieval, particularly in enterprise customer service systems, where technical support agents need guidance on resolving similar issues.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of machine learning techniques to generate a distilled dataset from an input dataset, allowing for the computation of similarities between incoming content and previously solved cases, thereby retrieving relevant past solutions for technical support agents.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If technical support agents manually review past cases to find similar issues, then they can access previous resolution procedures, but the process is time-consuming and reduces productivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to previous resolution proceduresVSAvoidresolution efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical review process with an automated machine learning-based content analysis system. The system automatically analyzes incoming content, compares it with the distilled dataset, and retrieves similar past cases without human intervention, thereby eliminating the time-consuming manual search while preserving access to previous resolution procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and distilling the training dataset into a compact representation before actual use. This preprocessing step creates an optimized dataset that enables faster similarity computation during runtime, allowing the system to quickly retrieve relevant past cases without compromising the quality of information access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If a large training dataset is used for machine learning, then the model can learn from more examples, but the computational complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodel accuracyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the essential information from the large training dataset by creating a distilled dataset that captures the most important patterns and features. This extraction process removes redundant data while retaining the core knowledge needed for accurate similarity computation, thereby reducing computational complexity while maintaining model reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of data representation by transforming the original large dataset into a distilled format with reduced dimensionality. This parameter transformation maintains the essential information needed for accurate content analysis while significantly reducing the computational resources required for processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Loss of information

If traditional content retrieval methods are used, then the system can search through all available data, but the retrieval speed is slow and does not scale well

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of searchVSAvoidretrieval time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional linear search methods with a machine learning-based similarity computation system. The system uses the distilled dataset to efficiently compute similarities between incoming content and past cases, providing both complete search coverage and fast retrieval speeds that scale well with increasing data volume.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12327206B2Content analysis and retrieval using machine learning
Publication Date: 2025.06.10 DELL PROD LP
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AI summary

A method comprises generating a distilled dataset from an input dataset, wherein the input dataset comprises a plurality of first data samples, and the distilled dataset comprises a plurality of second data samples. In the method, an input data sample is received, and similarities are computed between the input data sample and respective ones of the plurality of second data samples. The method further comprises selecting one or more second data samples of the plurality of second data samples based, at least in part, on the computed similarities, and retrieving one or more first data samples of the plurality of first data samples from the input dataset based, at least in part, on the selected one or more second data samples. The generating is performed, at least in part, using one or more machine learning models.