Cognitive search operation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11216736-B2
Application number	US-201715714328-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2017
Priority date	Apr 20, 2017
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A method, system and computer readable medium for performing a cognitive search operation comprising: receiving training data, the training data comprising information based upon user interaction with cognitive attributes; performing a machine learning operation on the training data; generating a cognitive profile based upon the information generated by performing the machine learning operation; and, performing a cognitive search operation on a corpus of content based upon the cognitive profile, the cognitive search operation returning cognitive results specific to the cognitive profile of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implementable method for performing a cognitive search operation comprising:
receiving training data, the training data comprising information based upon user interaction with cognitive attributes;
performing a machine learning operation on the training data;
performing a cognitive learning operation via a cognitive inference and learning system using the training data, the cognitive learning operation implementing a cognitive learning technique according to a cognitive learning framework, the cognitive learning framework comprising a plurality of cognitive learning styles and a plurality of cognitive learning categories, each of the plurality of cognitive learning styles comprising a generalized learning approach implemented by the cognitive inference and learning system to perform the cognitive learning operation, each of the plurality of cognitive learning categories referring to a source of information used by the cognitive inference and learning system when performing the cognitive learning operation, an individual cognitive learning technique being associated with a primary cognitive learning style and bounded by an associated primary cognitive learning category, the cognitive learning operation applying the cognitive learning technique via the machine learning operation to generate a cognitive learning result;
generating a cognitive profile based upon the cognitive learning result generated by performing the machine learning operation; and,
performing a cognitive search operation on a corpus of content based upon the cognitive profile, the cognitive search operation returning cognitive results specific to the cognitive profile of the user; and wherein
the plurality of cognitive learning techniques comprising a direct correlations cognitive learning technique, an explicit likes/dislikes cognitive learning technique, a patterns and concepts cognitive learning technique, a behavior cognitive learning technique, a concept entailment cognitive learning technique, and a contextual recommendation cognitive learning technique, the direct correlations cognitive learning technique being associated with a declared learning style and bounded by a data-based cognitive learning category, the explicit likes/dislikes cognitive learning technique being associated with the declared learning style and bounded by an interaction-based cognitive learning category, the patterns and concepts cognitive learning technique being associated with an observed learning style and bounded by the data-based cognitive learning category, the behavior cognitive learning technique being associated with the observed learning style and bounded by the interaction-based cognitive learning category, the concept entailment cognitive learning technique being associated with an inferred learning style and bounded by the data-based cognitive learning category, and the contextual recommendation cognitive learning technique being associated with the inferred learning style and bounded by the interaction-based cognitive learning category.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the results specific to the user are further refined based upon terms used when performing the cognitive search operation.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
a second user having a second cognitive profile and performing a search using the terms used when performing the cognitive search operation would return cognitive results specific to the second cognitive profile.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the machine learning operation comprises a ranked insight model operation, the ranked insight operation comprising a factor-needs operation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the machine learning operation comprises a hierarchical topic model operation, the hierarchical topic model operation comprises a domain topic abstraction operation and a hierarchical topic operation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the cognitive profile is continuously updated based upon at least one of a plurality of feedback information sources, the feedback information sources comprising information based upon feedback from interactions between the user and the cognitive insight and learning system, information from a query submitted by the user to the cognitive insight and learning system, information from external input data, information from a user navigating a hierarchical topic model and information received from a training system.

7. A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
receiving training data, the training data comprising information based upon user interaction with cognitive attributes;
performing a machine learning operation on the training data;
performing a cognitive learning operation via a cognitive inference and learning system using the training data, the cognitive learning operation implementing a cognitive learning technique according to a cognitive learning framework, the cognitive learning framework comprising a plurality of cognitive learning styles and a plurality of cognitive learning categories, each of the plurality of cognitive learning styles comprising a generalized learning approach implemented by the cognitive inference and learning system to perform the cognitive learning operation, each of the plurality of cognitive learning categories referring to a source of information used by the cognitive inference and learning system when performing the cognitive learning operation, an individual cognitive learning technique being associated with a primary cognitive learning style and bounded by an associated primary cognitive learning category, the cognitive learning operation applying the cognitive learning technique via the machine learning operation to generate a cognitive learning result;
generating a cognitive profile based upon the cognitive learning result generated by performing the machine learning operation; and,
performing a cognitive search operation on a corpus of content based upon the cognitive profile, the cognitive search operation returning cognitive results specific to the cognitive profile of the user; and wherein
the plurality of cognitive learning techniques comprising a direct correlations cognitive learning technique, an explicit likes/dislikes cognitive learning technique, a patterns and concepts cognitive learning technique, a behavior cognitive learning technique, a concept entailment cognitive learning technique, and a contextual recommendation cognitive learning technique, the direct correlations cognitive learning technique being associated with a declared learning style and bounded by a data-based cognitive learning category, the explicit likes/dislikes cognitive learning technique being associated with the declared learning style and bounded by an interaction-based cognitive learning category, the patterns and concepts cognitive learning technique being associated with an observed learning style and bounded by the data-based cognitive learning category, the behavior cognitive learning technique being associated with the observed learning style and bounded by the interaction-based cognitive learning category, the concept entailment cognitive learning technique being associated with an inferred learning style and bounded by the data-based cognitive learning category, and the contextual recommendation cognitive learning technique being associated with the inferred learning style and bounded by the interaction-based cognitive

Assignees

• Cognitive Scale Inc

Inventors

• Chawla Neeraj
• Sanchez Matthew
• Ricaurte Andrea M
• Ranatunga Dilum
• Acharya Ayan
• Lindsley Hannah R

Classifications

• G06N20/00 Primary

  Machine learning · CPC title

• G06N5/04 Primary

  Inference or reasoning models · CPC title

• G06F16/36

  Creation of semantic tools, e.g. ontology or thesauri · CPC title

• G06N5/043

  Distributed expert systems; Blackboards · CPC title

• G06F16/957

  Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation · CPC title