Patent · US Active

Forecasting outcomes based on analysis of text strings

US7324918B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T CORP. · US

Inventors

Philip E. Brown · Westfield, US
Colin Goodall · Rumson, US
Sylvia Halasz · Fair Haven, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2005
Grant date	Jan 29, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H50/70
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and a processing device are provided for forecasting whether a record of data for an individual is associated with an outcome. Whether an n-gram associated with one of a group of predictors matches an n-gram included in the record of data is determined. When the n-gram included with the one of the group of predictors matches the n-gram in the record of data, a prediction is made as to whether the record of data is associated with the outcome based on a value assigned to the one of the group of predictors.

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