Topic Classifier Sentiment Analysis Bias Factor

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current document classification methods face challenges in accurately modeling the relationship between topics and sentiment polarity, particularly when topic labels are missing or unclear, leading to inaccurate sentiment analysis and requiring lengthy and expensive manual annotation processes.

Innovation Solution

A method that generates a sentiment score for documents without topic labels by calculating average sentiment scores and incorporates a bias factor, allowing for estimated sentiment tagging and reducing the need for manual annotation, while updating machine learning models with training data to improve correlation between topics and sentiments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual annotation is used to train topic-sentiment models, then model accuracy is improved, but time and cost increase significantly

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

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically generating training data through topic modeling and sentiment analysis algorithms. The topic modeler automatically identifies topics in documents, and the sentiment analyzer automatically scores sentiment polarity, eliminating the need for manual annotation while maintaining model training quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates synthetic training data by copying and transforming existing document data. The topic modeler extracts topic information from documents, and the sentiment analyzer generates sentiment scores, creating artificial training pairs that replicate the need for manual annotation without requiring it.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If topic labels are required for sentiment analysis, then analysis accuracy is improved, but data preparation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesentiment analysis accuracyVSAvoiddata preparation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing documents to extract topic labels and sentiment scores before actual analysis. The topic modeler automatically assigns topic labels to documents, and the sentiment analyzer pre-calculates sentiment scores, so that when sentiment analysis is needed, the data is already prepared and labeled.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary layer of automated topic modeling and sentiment analysis that mediates between raw documents and final sentiment analysis results. This intermediary automatically generates topic labels and sentiment scores, simplifying the data preparation process while maintaining analysis accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If automated topic modeling is used, then data processing speed is improved, but sentiment polarity accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing speedVSAvoidsentiment polarity accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple automated processes - topic modeling and sentiment analysis - into a unified pipeline. The topic modeler automatically identifies topics while the sentiment analyzer simultaneously calculates sentiment scores, combining speed advantages of automation with the precision needs of sentiment analysis through integrated processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where sentiment scores and topic labels are continuously refined through iterative processing. The automated sentiment analyzer provides feedback on polarity detection accuracy, allowing the system to adjust and improve its automated topic-sentiment modeling over time while maintaining high processing speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12260661B2Topic classifier with sentiment analysis
Publication Date: 2025.03.25 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed. The method includes receiving a set of documents, selecting a topic, and determining that a first document from the set contains a topic label for the topic. The method also includes generating a topic sentiment score for the first document and adding the topic sentiment score to a set of training data. Additionally, the method includes determining that a second document from the set does not contain the topic label, generating an average sentiment score for the second document, and generating a bias factor for the average sentiment score.