Report Creation System Using Association Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for creating reports, such as radiological reports, face challenges in accurately and smoothly referencing past knowledge due to variations in abbreviations and expressions, leading to difficulties in combining relevant information from previous reports.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that utilizes an association information database to extract and display network information, allowing users to create reports by associating elements between multiple items, thereby supporting accurate and smooth report creation by referencing past knowledge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If free format data entry is used for reports, then doctors can write reports quickly and flexibly, but the variation in abbreviations and expressions makes it difficult to retrieve and reference relevant past reports
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the free-text report into structured elements by dividing it into multiple item groups (first item group, second item group, etc.) with specific elements in each group. This segmentation allows the system to organize and retrieve reports based on structured elements while preserving the flexibility of free-format entry, resolving the contradiction between writing speed and referenceability.
2Manufacturing precision
If a template with pull-down menus is used for report creation, then report structure is standardized and easier to retrieve, but the user cannot grasp the relation of words and combinations, limiting the utilization of past knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component - the association information database and network information display - that mediates between the structured template and the user's knowledge. This intermediary shows relationships and combinations of elements from past reports, allowing users to leverage existing knowledge while maintaining structured report creation, thus resolving the contradiction between standardization and adaptability.
3Loss of information
If the full text of retrieved reports is referenced, then complete information is available, but the enormous amount of data makes it difficult to find relevant information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary elements and association information from full report texts, storing them in an association information database. When retrieving reports, the system extracts and displays relevant network information showing relationships between elements, allowing users to find relevant information quickly without reviewing entire full texts, thus resolving the contradiction between information completeness and search efficiency.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a technique for supporting accurate and smooth creation of a report. Information in which elements belonging to items included in a plurality of items of elements constructing a report are associated with each other between the items is stored in an input support database. Partial information corresponding to an extraction condition designated by an input from an input client by the user is extracted from the input support database and visually output (displayed) in a view in a report creating area.