System and method for the calibration of a scoring function
First Claim
1. A method of calibrating a scoring function, the method comprising:
- accessing a scoring function, wherein the scoring function provides a score indicating a degree to which an input relates to a classification;
receiving a first classification;
accessing a set of background inputs that have no more than an incidental relation to the first classification;
applying the scoring function to each of the background inputs in connection with the first classification so as to create a first distribution of background scores;
receiving a first input that is not included in the set of background inputs;
altering the scoring function in accordance with the first distribution of background scores to create a first calibrated scoring function; and
determining a first calibrated score for the first input in connection with the first classification using the first calibrated scoring function.
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Abstract
A system and method for calibrating a scoring function. The scoring function S(input, classification) provides a score based on the amount of evidence a particular input has in connection with a particular classification. For example, a street level image may be OCR'"'"'ed so as to indicate the names of establishments contained within the image, and the scoring function indicates how much evidence exists within the image for a particular establishment. Some establishments (i.e. classifications) may produce higher scores based on the nature of the establishment rather than the nature of the image (i.e. input) causing any ranking of establishments done on the basis of the scoring function to be biased. Accordingly, the scoring function is calibrated by determining the probability distribution of scores for an establishment over a false set of images that do not display the establishment. The scoring function is calibrated so as to adjust the score to overcome such bias.
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1. A method of calibrating a scoring function, the method comprising:
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accessing a scoring function, wherein the scoring function provides a score indicating a degree to which an input relates to a classification; receiving a first classification; accessing a set of background inputs that have no more than an incidental relation to the first classification; applying the scoring function to each of the background inputs in connection with the first classification so as to create a first distribution of background scores; receiving a first input that is not included in the set of background inputs; altering the scoring function in accordance with the first distribution of background scores to create a first calibrated scoring function; and determining a first calibrated score for the first input in connection with the first classification using the first calibrated scoring function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for calibrating a scoring function:
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a memory for storing classifications, inputs, and scoring functions, wherein at least a subset of the inputs are background inputs; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the instructions to; access a first classification and a scoring function, wherein the scoring function provides a score indicating a degree to which an input relates to the first classification; access background inputs that have no more than incidental relation to the first classification; apply the scoring function to each of the background inputs in connection with the first classification so as to create a first distribution of background scores; access a first input that is not included in the set of background inputs; and determine a first calibrated score for the first input in connection with the first classification, the first calibrated score being determined by altering the scoring function in accordance with the distribution of background scores. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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