DETERMINATION OF ROOT CAUSE(S) OF SYMPTOMS USING STOCHASTIC GRADIENT DESCENT
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1. A method for determining root causes, comprising:
- for each of multiple symptom observations,receiving an indication of a symptom observation; and
adjusting a probability of each root cause that can give rise to the observed symptom; and
indicating one or more root causes of the observed symptoms.
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Abstract
Diagnosis of one or more root causes of symptoms is performed by using stochastic gradient descent to find the optimal parameters of a variational distribution. This methodology, called variational gradient descent, permits fast diagnosis for a large number (greater than 1,000) or very large number (greater than 1,000,000) of symptom observations. A real-time application of the root cause diagnosis can determine currently occurring intermittent root causes. Diagnosis can be performed in a number of scenarios, such as medical disease detection or computer/network failure.
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1. A method for determining root causes, comprising:
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for each of multiple symptom observations, receiving an indication of a symptom observation; and adjusting a probability of each root cause that can give rise to the observed symptom; and indicating one or more root causes of the observed symptoms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A root cause determination system comprising:
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a symptom acquiring component that receives indications of multiple symptom observations; and a root cause determination component that determines one or more root causes from the symptoms using variational gradient descent. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A diagnostic tool comprising:
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means for receiving an indication of multiple symptom observations; and means for determining one or more diseases underlying the symptoms using variational gradient descent. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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