Normalizing insufficient signals based on additional information

• US 10,484,856 B1
• Filed: 04/25/2019
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2018
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Banjo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Banjo, Inc.
• Inventors: Leung, K W Justin, Urbach, Michael Avner, Patton, Damien, Gratton, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): Butt, Walli Z
• Application Number:
  US16/394,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20190335309A1
• Time in Patent Office: 208 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for normalizing insufficient signals based on additional information. A probability of an event occurring is detected from a raw signal. It is determined signal characteristics of the raw signal are insufficient to normalize the raw signal along at least one of: a time, location, or context dimension. In one aspect, an additional signal relevant to the signal is ingested. In another aspect, a previously detected event relevant to the signal is accessed from a geo cell database. The raw signal is normalized, including deriving at least one of: the time dimension, the location dimension, or the context dimension from a combination of the signal characteristics and characteristics of the other signal and/or characteristics of the previously detected event.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

system memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions configured to cause the processor to;

compute a single source probability value for the signal from plurality of signal characteristics of the signal that at least approximate a probability that the signal indicates an event occurring;

subsequent to computing the single source probability, determine the plurality of signal characteristics are insufficient to normalize the signal along at least one of;

a time dimension, a location dimension, or a context dimension;

trigger a signal request requesting additional signals in view of the single source probability and in response to determining that the signal characteristics are insufficient; and

ingest an additional signal relevant to the signal; and

apply a transdimensionality transform to data in the signal to re-encode the data into normalized data having lower dimensionality, including deriving at least one of;

the time dimension, the location dimension, or the context dimension from a combination of the signal characteristics and characteristics of the additional signal.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions configured to compute a probability value further comprise instructions configured to compute a probability value that at least approximates a probability that the signal indicates a live event occurring.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein instructions configured to ingest the signal further comprise instructions configured to ingest the signal from a signal source;

and

wherein instructions configured to ingest the additional signal comprise instructions configured to ingest the additional signal from different signal source.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein instructions configured to ingest the signal further comprise instructions configured to ingest a social signal;

and

wherein instructions configured to ingest the additional signal comprise instructions configured to ingest a streaming signal.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions configured to send the signal request to one or more signal sources;

and

wherein instructions configured to ingest the additional signal comprise instructions configured to ingest the additional signal from a signal source included in the one or more signal sources.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions configured to:

detect the event based on at least one of;

the time dimension, the location dimension, or the context dimension;

determine the event is relevant to an entity; and

notify the entity about the event.

7. A system comprising:

a processor; and

system memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions configured to cause the processor to;

ingest a signal;

compute a single source probability value for the signal from a plurality of signal characteristics of the signal that at least approximate a probability that the signal indicates an event occurring at a location;

determine the plurality of signal characteristics are insufficient to reduce the dimensionality of the signal;

subsequent to computing the single source probability, request previously detected events within a specified distance of the location from a geo cell database in view of the single source probability and in response to determining that the signal characteristics are insufficient;

receive a previously detected event related to the signal from the geo cell database; and

re-encode data in the signal into normalized data having reduced dimensionality, including deriving at least one of;

a time dimension, a location dimension, or a context dimension from a combination of the signal characteristics and characteristics of the previously detected event.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions configured to compute the single source probability value comprise instructions configured to compute a probability value that at least approximates a probability of a live event occurring.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions configured to ingest the signal comprise instructions configured to ingest a signal selected from among:

a social signal, a web signal, or a streaming signal.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising instructions configured to:

detect the event based on at least one of;

the time dimension, the location dimension, or the context dimension;

determine the event is relevant to an entity; and

notify the entity about the event.

11. A system comprising:

a processor; and

system memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions configured to cause the processor to;

ingest a signal;

compute a single source probability value for the signal from a plurality of signal characteristics of the signal that at least approximate a probability of an event occurring;

subsequent to computing the single source probability, determine the plurality of signal characteristics are insufficient to normalize the signal along at least one of;

a time dimension, a location dimension, or a context dimension;

obtain supplemental information from an additional signal and from a previously detected event in view of the single source probability and in response to determining that the signal characteristics are insufficient;

enrich the signal with the supplemental information; and

apply a transdimensionality transform to data in the signal to re-encode the data into normalized data having lower dimensionality, including deriving at least one of;

the time dimension, the location dimension, or the context dimension from a combination of the signal characteristics and the supplemental information.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions configured to compute the probability value further comprise instructions configured to compute a probability value that at least approximates a probability that the signal indicates a live event is occurring.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions configured to ingest the signal further comprise instructions configured to ingest a signal selected from among:

a social signal, a web signal, or a streaming signal.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions configured to obtain the supplemental information further comprise instructions configured to:

query a geo cell database; and

receive an indication of one or geo cells containing the supplemental information from the geo cell database.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions configured to obtain the supplemental information further comprise instructions configured to:

trigger a signal request requesting additional signals in view of the single source probability and in response to determining that the signal characteristics are insufficient; and

ingest the additional signal.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions configured to ingest the signal further comprise instructions configured to ingest the signal from a signal source;

and

wherein the instructions configured to ingest the additional signal comprise instructions configured to ingest the additional signal from another different signal source.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further configured to:

detect the event based on at least one of;

the time dimension, the location dimension, or the context dimension;

determine the event is relevant to an entity; and

notify the entity about the event.