# US 10,504,254 B2 · Predictor visualization system, predictor visualization method, and predictor visualization program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,504,254 B2 - Document ID: US10504254B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/556,490 - Filed: 2015-03-23 - Published: 2018-03-15 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-23 - Assignees: NEC Corporation - Applicants: NEC Corporation - Inventors: Akira Tanimoto; Yousuke Motohashi; Hiroki Nakatani; Hiroshi Kitajima - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10504254B2 ## CPC - G06T 11/26: Drawing of charts or graphs - G06N 5/022: Knowledge engineering; Knowledge acquisition - G06N 5/04: Inference or reasoning models - G06N 99/00: Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass - G06Q 10/04: Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202) - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - G06Q 30/0202: Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - 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 - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A storage unit 81 stores information associating each of a plurality of prediction targets with a predictor-related index related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target. Scatter graph generation means 82 generates, based on the information stored in the storage unit 81, a scatter graph in which a symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor is located at a position determined by the predictor-related index in a coordinate space where the predictor-related index is defined as at least one dimension. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A predictor visualization system comprising: hardware including a processor; a storage unit which stores information associating each of a plurality of prediction targets with a predictor-related index related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target; and a scatter graph generation unit implemented at least by the hardware and which generates, based on the information stored in the storage unit, a scatter graph in which a symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor is located at a position determined by the predictor-related index in a coordinate space where the predictor-related index is defined as at least one dimension, wherein the predictor-related index indicates at least one of a prediction accuracy, an update time of the predictor, and an operation time representing a duration from a previous update to a present time, wherein the predictor-related index includes at least both the prediction accuracy of the predictor and a predictor update, and wherein the scatter graph generation unit generates the scatter graph in which symbols, including the symbol, are arranged in the coordinate space in which the dimension is defined by at least both the prediction accuracy of the predictor and the predictor update. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The predictor visualization system according to claim 1, comprising a symbol selection instruction reception unit implemented at least by the hardware and which receives an instruction to select at least one of the symbols in the scatter graph; and an output unit implemented at least by the hardware and which outputs at least one of information related to a prediction target corresponding to the selected symbol and information related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target, on a screen. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The predictor visualization system according to claim 2, wherein the symbol selection instruction reception unit receives an instruction to select a range of one or more of the symbols in the scatter graph, and wherein the output unit outputs at least one of information related to a prediction target corresponding to each symbol included in the selected range and information related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target, on the screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The predictor visualization system according to claim 3, comprising a setting reception unit implemented at least by the hardware and which receives a setting for information to be output as the information for the symbol, wherein the output unit outputs the information for which the setting reception unit receives the setting, as the information for the symbol included in the range selected by the symbol selection instruction reception unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The predictor visualization system according to claim 1, wherein the scatter graph generation unit sets, for each symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor, a link to at least one of information related to the prediction target corresponding to the symbol and information related to the predictor for predicting the prediction target. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The predictor visualization system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores information associating each of the plurality of prediction targets with a prediction target-related index related to the prediction target, and wherein the scatter graph generation unit generates the scatter graph in which the symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor is located at a position determined by the predictor-related index and the prediction target-related index in a coordinate space where the predictor-related index is defined as one dimension and the prediction target-related index is defined as another dimension. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The predictor visualization system according to claim 6, wherein the prediction target-related index is an index related to importance, priority, or sales amount of the prediction target. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The predictor visualization system according to claim 1, wherein the predictor-related index is an index indicating an update result or frequency of the predictor or an index indicating prediction accuracy of the predictor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The predictor visualization system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores an index related to a time or frequency of updating the predictor, as the predictor-related index, and wherein the scatter graph generation unit generates the scatter graph in which the symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor is located at a position determined by an index indicating an update result of the predictor in a coordinate space where the index indicating the update result of the predictor is defined as at least one dimension. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The predictor visualization system according to claim 1, comprising a range selection instruction reception unit implemented at least by the hardware and which receives an instruction to select a range of one or more of the symbols in the scatter graph; and an update unit implemented at least by the hardware and which updates a predictor for predicting a prediction target corresponding to each symbol included in the selected range. ### Claim 11 A predictor visualization method comprising generating, based on information that is stored in a storage unit and associates each of a plurality of prediction targets with a predictor-related index related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target, a scatter graph in which a symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor is located at a position determined by the predictor-related index in a coordinate space where the predictor-related index is defined as at least one dimension, wherein the predictor-related index indicates at least one of a prediction accuracy, an update time of the predictor, and an operation time representing a duration from a previous update to a present time, wherein the predictor-related index includes at least both the prediction accuracy of the predictor and a predictor update, and wherein the scatter graph generation unit generates the scatter graph in which symbols, including the symbol, are arranged in the coordinate space in which the dimension is defined by at least both the prediction accuracy of the predictor and the predictor update. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The predictor visualization method according to claim 11, comprising receiving an instruction to select at least one of the symbols in the scatter graph; and outputting at least one of information related to a prediction target corresponding to the selected symbol and information related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target, on a screen. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer readable information recording medium storing a predictor visualization program, when executed by a processor, that performs a method for generating, based on information that is stored in a storage unit and associates each of a plurality of prediction targets with a predictor-related index related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target, a scatter graph in which a symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor is located at a position determined by the predictor-related index in a coordinate space where the predictor-related index is defined as at least one dimension, wherein the predictor-related index indicates at least one of a prediction accuracy, an update time of the predictor, and an operation time representing a duration from a previous update to a present time, wherein the predictor-related index includes at least both the prediction accuracy of the predictor and a predictor update, and wherein the scatter graph generation unit generates the scatter graph in which symbols, including the symbol, are arranged in the coordinate space in which the dimension is defined by at least both the prediction accuracy of the predictor and the predictor update. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium predictor according to claim 13, receiving an instruction to select at least one of the symbols in the scatter graph; and outputting at least one of information related to a prediction target corresponding to the selected symbol and information related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target, on a screen.