Detection and classification of impediments

US12354039B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED · IE

Inventors

• Vinu Varghese · Kanchinakote, IN
• Anto Jose · Thodupuzha, IN
• Balaji Janarthanam · Chennai, IN
• Selvakuberan Karuppasamy · Viralimalai, IN
• Saumyabrata Mitra · Sherghati, IN
• Karthik Srikantamurthy · Mysuru, IN
• Ravi Kant Gaur · Kanchinakote, IN
• Ragav Devanathan · Chennai, IN
• Nirav Sampat · Mumbai, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2022
• Grant date: Jul 8, 2025
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/063114
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting, classifying, and managing impediments are disclosed. For example, embodiments may be related to impediments in project management. The proposed systems and methods are configured to evaluate data harvested from multiple different sources (in different formats), identify potential impediments that may be described or present in the data, and classify said impediments based on whether the impediment is non-technical or technical. In addition, the proposed systems implement a technical solution of active learning combined with reinforcement learning to produce a feedback loop that, over each iteration, improves the accuracy of the impediment classification. The impediment management assistant is configured to identify impediments from various inputs sources across industries with an AI-based self-learning capability, providing a robust and accurate model even with only a limited training dataset.