Forecasting a volume associated with an outcome based on analysis of text strings
US7493233B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/80
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and a device are provided for forecasting a volume associated with an outcome. A determination is made with respect to whether n-grams associated with a group of predictors matches n-grams included in records of data. A probability is estimated with respect to each of the records of data being associated with the outcome based on a value assigned to a respective one of the group of predictors when the n-gram associated with the respective one of the group of predictors is determined to match the n-gram included in a respective one of the records of data. An estimate of the volume associated with the outcome is calculated based on the estimated probabilities.
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