Relation Extraction Method Using Template-Based Seed Evaluation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current natural language recognition technologies face high labor and time costs due to the manual annotation of text data required for deep learning model training in relation extraction.

Innovation Solution

A method for relation extraction that automatically generates and refines templates by distinguishing between correct and error seeds, using evaluation indices to select and iteratively improve the accuracy of entity pairs, ultimately reducing manual annotation efforts and enhancing the efficiency of deep learning model training.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual annotation is used to provide training data for deep learning models, then the quality and accuracy of relation extraction can be improved, but the labor cost and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveannotation accuracyVSAvoidannotation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-annotation by automatically generating candidate entity pairs and relations through template matching and evaluation, eliminating the need for extensive manual annotation. The deep learning model trains on automatically generated data, achieving high accuracy without human labor for each annotation task.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The method pre-generates candidate entity pairs and relations using templates before model training, preparing high-quality training data in advance. This preliminary automated annotation process creates a robust dataset that eliminates the need for time-consuming manual annotation during model development.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If manual annotation is performed for each sentence in the text, then the training data quality improves, but the labor cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraining data qualityVSAvoidannotation effort
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses template copying and filling to generate candidate entity pairs automatically. Templates define relation patterns that are copied and instantiated with specific entities from the text, producing high-quality training data without manual annotation of each sentence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The annotation process is automated through self-service mechanisms where the system generates its own training data using template matching, entity recognition, and evaluation functions, eliminating the need for human annotators to process each sentence individually.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Measurement precision

If templates are selected based on evaluation indices to generate new seeds, then the precision of relation extraction improves, but the computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverelation extraction precisionVSAvoidtemplate selection complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback through evaluation indices that assess template quality based on generated seeds. Templates are iteratively refined and selected based on their performance in generating high-quality entity pairs, with the evaluation feedback guiding subsequent template improvements and selections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The template selection process is dynamic and adaptive, with templates being evaluated, refined, and reselected based on their performance metrics. The system dynamically adjusts template parameters and selections to optimize relation extraction precision while managing computational complexity through iterative improvement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12169686B2Annotation method, relation extraction method, storage medium and computing device
Publication Date: 2024.12.17 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A method of relation extraction, a non-transient computer storage medium, and a computing device are provided. The method of relation extraction includes: traversing each sentence in a text to be annotated to generate a first template and selecting the first template; traversing each sentence in the text to be annotated, based on the selected first template, to match at least one new seed; evaluating the at least one new seed having been matched; repeating the above steps until a selected condition is met, outputting the matched correct seed and a classification relationship between a first entity and a second entity in the matched correct seed; and training a deep learning model to acquiring a relationship extraction model by using at least some of the sentences in the text having been annotated.