Methods and systems for training a machine learning system using a reduced data set

1. A method for training a model using a reduced dataset, the method comprising:

receiving a first data record comprising a first sequence of characters;

detecting a first plurality of subsets of the first sequence of characters;

associating a first subset of the first plurality of subsets with a first symbol, wherein the first subset of the first plurality of subsets corresponds to a first type of character;

associating a second subset of the first plurality of subsets with a second symbol, wherein the second subset of the first plurality of subsets corresponds to a second type of character;

determining a first arrangement of the first and second symbols based on an arrangement of the first and second subsets of the first plurality of subsets within the first sequence of characters;

receiving, from a user input device, user input specifying a first classification for the first symbol and a second classification for the second symbol;

adding the first data record to a first group of records;

receiving a second data record comprising a second sequence of characters;

detecting a second plurality of subsets of the second sequence of characters;

associating a first subset of the second plurality of subsets with a third symbol, wherein the first subset of the second plurality of subsets corresponds to a third type of character;

associating a second subset of the second plurality of subsets with a fourth symbol, wherein the second subset of the second plurality of subsets corresponds to a fourth type of character;

determining a second arrangement of the third and fourth symbols based on an arrangement of the first and second subsets of the second plurality of subsets within the second sequence of characters;

receiving, from the user input device, user input specifying a third classification for the third symbol and a fourth classification for the fourth symbol;

determining whether the first arrangement and second arrangement are identical;

in response to determining that the first arrangement and the second arrangement are identical, adding the second data record to the first group of records;

in response to determining that the first arrangement and the second arrangement are not identical, adding the second data record to a second group of records;

feeding the first and second data records to the model as the reduced dataset; and

training the model with both the reduced dataset and the user specified first, second, third and fourth classifications.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein feeding the first and second data records further comprises inputting data records from the first group of records and the second group of records in proportion to a first number of data records in the first group of records relative to a second number of data records in the second group of records.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first arrangement of the first and second symbols is a summarized representation of the first data record, and the second arrangement of the third and fourth symbols is a summarized representation of the second data record.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the first data record and the second data record from a data source; and

wherein training the model with both the reduced dataset and the user specified first, second, third and fourth classifications further comprises training the model solely using data records from the data source.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating for display the first classification for the first symbol concurrently with the first subset of the first plurality of subsets in the first data record to a second user to verify classification; and

receiving a further user input from the second user specifying a fifth classification for the first symbol, the fifth classification differing from the first classification.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

extracting first textual information and first visual clues from the first data record;

translating the first visual clues to a first descriptive vector associated with the first data record;

processing the first textual information of the first data record to associate the first subset of the first plurality of subsets with the first symbol and the second subset of the first plurality of subsets with the second symbol;

extracting second textual information and second visual clues from the second data record;

translating the second visual clues to a second descriptive vector associated with the second data record;

processing the second textual information of the second data record to associate the first subset of the second plurality of subsets with the third symbol and the second subset of the second plurality of subsets with the fourth symbol; and

wherein training the model further comprises training the model with both the reduced dataset and the first and second descriptive vectors.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first and second visual clues comprise text color, bold font, italics, indentations, spacing, graphics, icons, and glyphs.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein only one descriptive vector is translated from the visual clues for each of the first and second groups.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth types of characters are alphanumeric symbols, numbers, punctuations, scientific operators, non-Latin scripts, and Unicode symbols.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first sequence of characters comprises alphanumeric characters;

the first subset of the first plurality of subsets comprises alphabetic characters only;

the first symbol comprises a symbol representing an alphabetic character string;

the first type of character comprises alphabetic characters;

the second subset of the first plurality of subsets comprises numeric characters only;

the second symbol comprises a symbol representing a numeric character string;

the second type of character comprises numeric characters;

the first arrangement of the first and second symbols is a summarized representation of the first data record;

the first classification is a media asset title;

the second classification is a media asset release year; and

the second arrangement is a summarized representation of the second data record, and is different from the first arrangement.

11. A system for training a model using a reduced dataset comprising computer-readable memory, a user input device, and control circuitry configured to:

receive a first data record comprising a first sequence of characters;

detect a first plurality of subsets of the first sequence of characters;

associate a first subset of the first plurality of subsets with a first symbol, wherein the first subset of the first plurality of subsets corresponds to a first type of character;

associate a second subset of the first plurality of subsets with a second symbol, wherein the second subset of the first plurality of subsets corresponds to a second type of character;

determine a first arrangement of the first and second symbols based on an arrangement of the first and second subsets of the first plurality of subsets within the first sequence of characters;

receive, from the user input device, user input specifying a first classification for the first symbol and a second classification for the second symbol;

add the first data record to a first group of records;

receive a second data record comprising a second sequence of characters;

detect a second plurality of subsets of the second sequence of characters;

associate a first subset of the second plurality of subsets with a third symbol, wherein the first subset of the second plurality of subsets corresponds to a third type of character;

associate a second subset of the second plurality of subsets with a fourth symbol, wherein the second subset of the second plurality of subsets corresponds to a fourth type of character;

determine a second arrangement of the third and fourth symbols based on an arrangement of the first and second subsets of the second plurality of subsets within the second sequence of characters;

receive, from the user input device, user input specifying a third classification for the third symbol and a fourth classification for the fourth symbol;

determine whether the first arrangement and the second arrangement are identical;

in response to determining that the first arrangement and the second arrangement are identical, add the second data record to the first group of records;

in response to determining that the first arrangement and the second arrangement are not identical, add the second data record to a second group of records;

feed the first and second data records to the model as the reduced dataset; and

train the model with both the reduced dataset and the user specified first, second, third, and fourth classifications.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein control circuitry configured to feed the first, second, and third data records is further configured to input data records from the first group and the second group in proportion to a first number of data records in the first group relative to a second number of data records in the second group.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first arrangement of the first and second symbols is a summarized representation of the first data record, and the second arrangement of the third and fourth symbols is a summarized representation of the second data record.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to

receive the first data record and the third data record from a data source; and

train the model with both the reduced dataset and the user specified first, second, third, and fourth classifications solely using data records from the data source.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

generate for display the first classification for the first symbol concurrently with the first subset of the first plurality of subsets in the first data record to a second user to verify classification; and

receive a further user input from the second user specifying a fifth classification for the first symbol, the fifth classification differing from the first classification.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

extract first textual information and first visual clues from the first data record;

translate the first visual clues to a first descriptive vector associated with the first data record;

process the first textual information of the first data record to associate the first subset of the first plurality of subsets with the first symbol and the second subset of the first plurality of subsets with the second symbol;

extract second textual information and second visual clues from the second data record;

translate the second visual clues to a second descriptive vector associated with the second data record;

process the second textual information of the second data record to associate the first subset of the second plurality of subsets with the third symbol and the second subset of the second plurality of subsets with the fourth symbol; and

wherein training the model further comprises training the model with both the reduced dataset and the first and second descriptive vectors.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first and second visual clues comprise text color, bold font, italics, indentations, spacing, graphics, icons, and glyphs.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein only one descriptive vector is translated from the visual clues for each of the first and second groups.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth types of characters are alphanumeric symbols, numbers, punctuations, scientific operators, non-Latin scripts, and Unicode symbols.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the first sequence of characters comprises alphanumeric characters;

the first subset of the first plurality of subset comprises alphabetic characters only;

the first symbol comprises a symbol representing an alphabetic character string;

the first type of character comprises alphabetic characters;

the second subset of the first plurality of subsets comprises numeric characters only;

the second symbol comprises a symbol representing a numeric character string;

the second type of character comprises numeric characters;

the first arrangement of the first and second symbols is a summarized representation of the first data record;

the first classification is a media asset title;

the second classification is a media asset release year; and

the second arrangement is a summarized representation of the second data record, and is different from the first arrangement.