Model Generation with Local Identification Models for Diverse Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods face challenges in constructing a generation model that can generate a wide variety of data due to limitations in collecting sufficient and diverse learning data across multiple sites, leading to inaccurate visual inspection and inference, while also posing issues with data confidentiality and high communication and calculation costs.

Innovation Solution

A model generation system that transmits data generated by a generation model to identification models for identification, collects results of these identifications, and trains the generation model using these results to degrade the performance of specific identification models, thereby constructing a model capable of generating diverse data without directly using local learning data, thus ensuring confidentiality and reducing communication and calculation costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a sufficient amount of inference learning data is collected to improve visual inspection accuracy, then the accuracy of visual inspection is improved, but the cost of collecting data increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of visual inspectionVSAvoidcost of collecting data
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a generation model to create synthetic inference learning data that copies the statistical distribution and characteristics of real learning data. This allows sufficient training data to be generated without the high costs associated with collecting large amounts of real data, while maintaining the accuracy needed for visual inspection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If learning data from multiple sites is gathered to construct a generation model, then the diversity of generated data is improved, but data confidentiality is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediversity of generated dataVSAvoiddata confidentiality
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the learning process by training separate identification models at each site using only local data. These distributed models then collaborate through federated learning to collectively train the generation model, achieving data diversity without centralizing sensitive data and thus preserving confidentiality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces identification models as intermediaries that process and validate data contributions from multiple sites. These intermediaries enable the system to leverage diverse data sources while maintaining security through controlled access and verification mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If learning data from multiple sites is gathered to construct a generation model, then the diversity of generated data is improved, but communication and calculation costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediversity of generated dataVSAvoidcommunication and calculation costs
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service through federated learning, where each site independently trains its own identification model using local data. This eliminates the need to transfer large amounts of data across the network, significantly reducing communication costs while still achieving diverse model training

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The training process is segmented into distributed local training operations and coordinated model aggregation. This segmentation allows computation to be performed locally where data resides, minimizing data transmission requirements and reducing overall communication and calculation costs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3913550B1Model generation device, model generation method, model generation program, model generation system, inspection system, and monitoring system
Publication Date: 2025.09.03 OMRON CORP
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AI summary

Provided is a technique for constructing a generation model that can generate various data. A model generation apparatus according to one aspect of the invention includes: a generating unit that generates data using a generation model; a transmitting unit that transmits the generated data to a plurality of trained identification models that each have acquired, by machine learning using local learning data, a capability of identifying whether or not given data is the local learning data, and causes the identification models to perform an identification on the data; a receiving unit that receives results of identification with respect to the transmitted data executed by the identification models; and a learning processing unit that trains the generation model to generate data that causes identification performance of at least one of the plurality of identification models to be degraded, by performing machine learning using the received results of identification.