Dynamic feature set management
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a feature database comprising data source features for an expert system to receive environmental inputs and apply them to a system; and
a discriminator operable to;
receive a new data source feature from a network-connected data source comprising an environmental input and a structurally-standardized metadata description of the feature; and
autonomously classify the new feature according to a feature taxonomy, wherein classifying comprises inspecting the feature metadata, comparing the feature to an existing feature in the feature database, and assigning the feature a class or species based on the comparing.
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Abstract
In an example, a network is described with a plurality of data sources. Each data source may provide a feature, such as a data type that the data source collects or generates. A data aggregator may be connected to the network, and configured to collect, classify, and merge features as appropriate. The data aggregator includes a discriminator for classifying features, a merger, unmerger, converter, and evaluator. Features are provided to one or more expert systems configured to control one or more systems based on the features. Feedback to the data aggregator is used to evaluate the success of a merge. When a merge is found to be unhelpful, features may be unmerged.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a feature database comprising data source features for an expert system to receive environmental inputs and apply them to a system; and a discriminator operable to; receive a new data source feature from a network-connected data source comprising an environmental input and a structurally-standardized metadata description of the feature; and autonomously classify the new feature according to a feature taxonomy, wherein classifying comprises inspecting the feature metadata, comparing the feature to an existing feature in the feature database, and assigning the feature a class or species based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable mediums having stored thereon executable instructions operable to instruct a processor to:
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receive a new data source feature from a network-connected data source comprising an environmental input and a structurally-standardized metadata description of the feature; and autonomously classify the new feature according to a feature taxonomy, wherein classifying comprises inspecting the feature metadata, comparing the feature to an existing feature in a feature database comprising data source features for an expert system to receive environmental inputs and apply them to a system, and assigning the feature a class or species based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving a new data source feature from a network-connected data source comprising an environmental input and a structurally-standardized metadata description of the feature; and autonomously classifying the new data source feature according to a feature taxonomy, wherein classifying comprises inspecting the feature metadata, comparing the feature to an existing feature in a feature database comprising data source features for an expert system to receive environmental inputs and apply them to a system, and assigning the feature a class or species based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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