US 11,113,324 B2 · Classifier system and method

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for classifying unstructured datasets according to a classification system and generating an enhanced, classified and structured data-set enabling efficient supplemental computer-based processing. The exemplary computer-implemented classification algorithms involve, for each entry in the input dataset, semantically interpreting a text-based occupation description, analyzing the description according to an ontology of interrelated “concepts” and identifying semantically relevant concept(s) and any associated descriptors specific to the classification system. The system is also configured to expand the list of relevant concepts to include concepts that bear a relationship thereto, scoring the various concepts and associated descriptors and identifying the concept(s) and descriptors that most accurately correspond to the input data. Further, the system is configured to generate the new structured and classified occupation dataset by selectively combining certain input data and augmenting each entry with supplemental information inferred through the classification process.

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A method for classifying an unstructured data set according to a classification system to generate an enhanced, classified and structured data-set that enables efficient supplemental computer-based processing, the method comprising:

for each item of unstructured data in the unstructured data set:
interpreting a given item of unstructured data in the unstructured data set, wherein the given item includes at least a semantic description;
analyzing at least the semantic description included in the given item in accordance with an ontology of occupational concepts to identify a list of one or more concepts related to the given item;
expanding the list of concepts to include other concepts that have a salient relationship to the previously identified concepts in the list to generate an expanded list;
determining, from the expanded list, one or more concepts that most accurately correspond to the given item;
and
recording at least one of the one or more determined concepts as an entry in a classified occupation data-set, wherein each entry in the classified data set is structured in accordance with standards prescribed by a given classification system of interest.

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A system for classifying an unstructured data set according to a classification system to generate an enhanced, classified and structured data-set that enables efficient supplemental computer-based processing, the system comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium;
a processor configured by executing one or more software modules including instructions in the form of code stored in the storage medium, the modules including:
a database module, that configures the processor to access respective items of unstructured data in the unstructured data set, an ontology of occupational concepts and standards prescribed by a given classification system of interest;
an interpretation module that configures the processor to, for each item of the data set, interpret a given item of unstructured data in the unstructured data set, wherein the given item includes at least a semantic description,
a classification module that configures the processor to, for each item of the data set:
analyze at least the semantic description in accordance with the ontology of occupational concepts to identify a list of one or more concepts related to the given item,
expand the list of concepts to include other concepts that have a salient relationship to the previously identified concepts in the list to generate an expanded list,
determine, from the expanded list, one or more concepts that most accurately correspond to the given item representing the occupation;
and
wherein the database module further configures the processor to record the one or more determined concepts as an entry in a classified occupation data-set, wherein each entry in the classified data set is structured in accordance with standards prescribed by a given classification system of interest.

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