User Interface for Unbiased Data Division in Machine Learning

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Solution Overview

Problem

In manufacturing sites, the challenge is to divide data for machine learning into learning and evaluation sets without bias, especially in environments where data acquisition is limited, such as factories, where manual operations require significant man-hours and multidimensional data handling is complex, leading to potential data bias.

Innovation Solution

A method for displaying data groups statistically and visually to facilitate unbiased division, using a user interface unit and display device that sorts, filters, and presents data in a format allowing easy recognition of biases, enabling users to adjust and divide data without bias.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual division of data into learning and evaluation sets is performed, then data can be divided without bias, but a large number of man-hours are required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata division qualityVSAvoidman-hours required
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a user interface unit as an intermediary tool between the raw data and the final divided datasets. This interface automatically performs statistical analysis and visualizes data distribution, allowing operators to review and adjust divisions with minimal manual effort while maintaining high data quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical data division operations with automated computational systems that perform statistical analysis and visualization, substituting human labor with algorithmic processing while preserving operator oversight capability

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

2Productivity

If simple random division method is used, then data division is fast and easy, but bias occurs between learning and evaluation data in limited factory environments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata division efficiencyVSAvoiddata division quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system automatically analyzes data distribution statistics and visualizes them for operators. This feedback loop allows operators to identify potential biases and adjust the division accordingly, ensuring both efficiency and quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary statistical analysis and visualization before final data division is committed. This preliminary action allows operators to detect and correct potential biases early in the process, preventing biased divisions from being finalized

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11568290B2Method for displaying, user interface unit, display device and inspection apparatus
Publication Date: 2023.01.31 FANUC LTD
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AI summary

An inspection apparatus includes a group data creation unit configured to create group data obtained by dividing a plurality of samples into a plurality of groups, a statistical state calculation unit configured to perform a statistical process for the samples divided into each of the groups to calculate data indicating a statistical state of a predetermined data item between the groups, and a user interface unit configured to display the statistical state in a display format enabling recognition of the statistical state between the groups on the basis of the data indicating the statistical state of the predetermined data item between the groups calculated by the statistical state calculation unit.