# US 10,484,856 B1 · Normalizing insufficient signals based on additional information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,856 B1 - Document ID: US10484856B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/394,620 - Filed: 2019-04-25 - Published: 2019-10-31 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-27 - Assignees: Banjo, Inc. - Applicants: Banjo, Inc. - Inventors: K W Justin Leung; Michael Avner Urbach; Damien Patton; Christian Gratton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484856B1 ## CPC - G06F 16/258: {Data format conversion from or to a database} - G06F 9/542: {Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications} - G06F 16/29: Geographical information databases - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] - G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## 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 ### Claim 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 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. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) 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. ### Claim 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. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) 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. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) 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. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) 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. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) 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. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) 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.