IP Library Granted Patent US 11,741,146
Granted Patent B2
US 11,741,146 · App. 17/370,498 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Embedding multi-modal time series and text data

Inventors: Yuncong Chen (Plainsboro, NJ); Dongjin Song (Princeton, NJ); Cristian Lumezanu (Princeton Junction, NJ); Haifeng Chen (West Windsor, NJ); Takehiko Mizoguchi (West Windsor, NJ); Xuchao Zhang (Elkridge, MD)
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Patent No.
US 11,741,146
App. No.
17/370,498
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems of training and using a neural network model include training a time series embedding model and a text embedding model with unsupervised clustering to translate time series and text, respectively, to a shared latent space. The time series embedding model and the text embedding model are further trained using semi-supervised clustering that samples training data pairs of time series information and associated text for annotation.

Claims (25)

1. A method of querying a time series database, comprising:

transforming a query to an embedded vector in a multi-modal shared latent space that encodes time series info, illation and textual information;

identifying a feature vector in the multi-modal shared latent space, stored in a time series dataspace, that matches the embedded vector, and that is associated with a data type complementary to the query; and

returning data associated with the identified feature vector, responsive to the query.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query includes a text information, and the feature vector is associated with time series information.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the associated text describes circumstances relating to the time series segment.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the query further includes a time series segment.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query includes time series information, and the feature vector is associated with text information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the feature vector that matches the embedded vector includes identifying a nearest neighbor according to Euclidean distance within in the multi-modal shared latent space.

7. A system for training a neural network, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory that stores a computer program product, which, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hardware processor to:

train a time series embedding model and a text embedding model using unsupervised clustering to translate time series and text, respectively, to a multi-modal shared latent space;

train the time series embedding model and the text embedding model further using semi-supervised clustering that samples training data pairs of time series information and associated text for annotation;

transform a query to an embedded vector in the multi-modal shared latent space that encodes time series information and textual information;

identifying a feature vector in the multi-modal shared latent space, stored in a time series dataspace, that matches the embedded vector, and that is associated with a data type complementary to the query; and

returning data associated with the identified feature vector, responsive to the query.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the training data pairs each include a time series segment and an associated text.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the associated text of each pair describes circumstances relating to the respective time series segment.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer program product further causes the hardware processor to annotate the sampled pairs to indicate constraints during semi-supervised clustering.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the constraints are selected from the group consisting of a “must-link” constraint and a “cannot-link” constraint.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the query includes a text information, and the feature vector is associated with time series information.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the query further includes a time series segment.

14. The system of claim 7 , wherein the query includes time series information, and the feature vector is associated with text information.

15. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computer program product further causes the hardware processor to identify a nearest neighbor of the embedded vector according to Euclidean distance within in the multi-modal shared latent space.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2023
From: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064125/0728 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: CHEN, YUNCONG; SONG, DONGJIN; LUMEZANU, CRISTIAN; CHEN, HAIFENG; MIZOGUCHI, TAKEHIKO; ZHANG, XUCHAO
To: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 056793/0903 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63050962 · Jul 13, 2020
Related Publication 20220012274A1 · Jan 13, 2022
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