Natural Solution Mapping for Machine Adaptability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies struggle to effectively identify and implement natural solutions to complex problems faced by animals and machines, as they often require tailored and diverse problem-solving behaviors that are not easily replicable or adaptable across different species and environments.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that utilizes machine learning and multimedia analysis to map animal problem-solving behaviors to machine capabilities, enabling the generation of machine-based solutions by identifying analogous pairs between animal and machine capabilities and environmental challenges.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If animal problem-solving behaviors are directly replicated in machines, then adaptability to natural environments is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need to model diverse biological systems

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveadaptabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a database of animal problem-solving behaviors and uses machine learning to copy these behaviors in virtual simulations before transferring them to physical machines. This allows the system to replicate complex animal behaviors without directly implementing biological systems, reducing device complexity while maintaining adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces direct mechanical replication of animal behaviors with computational models and machine learning algorithms. Instead of mechanically modeling animal physiology, the system uses software-based simulations and neural networks to replicate problem-solving behaviors, significantly reducing mechanical device complexity.

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If diverse animal behaviors are mapped to machine capabilities, then solution versatility is improved, but measurement and detection difficulty increases due to the complexity of analyzing environmental multimedia

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesolution versatilityVSAvoidmeasurement difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that uses machine learning algorithms to analyze environmental multimedia and extract relevant features. This intermediary system translates complex multimedia data into structured information that can be mapped to machine capabilities, reducing measurement difficulty while maintaining solution versatility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the problem-solving process into distinct components: environmental multimedia capture, feature extraction, behavior identification, capability mapping, and solution generation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, making the overall system more manageable despite the complexity of analyzing diverse animal behaviors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If natural solutions are identified and implemented in machines, then productivity is improved through efficient problem-solving, but the loss of time increases during the learning and mapping process

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveproductivityVSAvoidtime loss
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-training machine learning models with extensive animal behavior data and pre-establishing capability mappings in a virtual environment. This preliminary training allows the system to quickly adapt to new problems in physical deployment, reducing time loss during actual problem-solving operations while maintaining high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic adaptation where the system continuously learns from new animal behavior data and updates its capability mappings in real-time. This dynamic approach allows the system to improve productivity over time while minimizing time loss through incremental learning rather than requiring complete retraining for each new problem.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12360520B2Identifying natural solutions to problems
Publication Date: 2025.07.15 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

The present inventive concept provided for a method for identifying a natural solution to solve a problem. The method includes identifying the problem in environmental multimedia of an environment; identifying the natural solution to the identified problem and required capabilities thereof based on a mapping; and generating a machine-based solution based on the natural solution.