IP Library Granted Patent US 12,700,479
Granted Patent B2
US 12,700,479 · App. 18/254,384 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium

Inventor: Kyohei Hanaoka (Tokyo, JP)
G16C20/30G16C20/70G06N3/044G06N3/0464G06N3/08G06N20/00G16C60/00
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Patent No.
US 12,700,479
App. No.
18/254,384
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system according to an embodiment includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to acquire a numerical representation and a combination ratio for each of a plurality of component objects, execute machine learning based on a plurality of the numerical representations to calculate a plurality of regression parameters corresponding to the plurality of component objects, and apply a plurality of the combination ratios to a regression model defined by the plurality of regression parameters to calculate a predicted value indicating characteristics of a composite object obtained by combining plurality of component objects.

Claims (66)

1 . An information processing system comprising at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

acquire a numerical representation and a combination ratio for each of a multiplicity of mutually different polymers or monomers, wherein the numerical representation represents attributes of the multiplicity of polymers or monomers, and wherein the combination ratio corresponds to a ratio among the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

generate a first trained machine learning model by executing and repeating a first machine learning process comprising:

inputting a first input vector into a first untrained machine learning model to calculate a first output value;

calculating a first difference between the first output value and a first ground truth; and

updating a first parameter of the first untrained machine learning model based on the first difference;

input a plurality of numerical representations to the first trained machine learning model to calculate a plurality of feature vectors corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

generate a second trained machine learning model by executing and repeating a second machine learning process comprising:

inputting a second input vector into a second untrained machine learning model to calculate a second output value;

calculating a second difference between the second output value and a second ground truth; and

updating a second parameter of the second untrained machine learning model based on the second difference;

input the plurality of feature vectors to the second trained machine learning model to calculate a plurality of regression parameters corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers; and

apply a plurality of the combination ratios to a regression model defined by the plurality of regression parameters to calculate a predicted value indicating characteristics of a polymer alloy obtained by combining the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

change values of the plurality of combination ratios;

recalculate the predicted value indicating the characteristics of the polymer alloy, by using the changed values of the plurality of combination ratios and the calculated plurality of regression parameters;

output the calculated predicted value and the recalculated predicted value;

execute processing for searching for the characteristics of the polymer alloy using the calculated predicted value and the recalculated predicted value; and

cause a display device to display a result of the processing for searching.

2 . The information processing system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first machine learning model includes a machine learning model for an embedding function and a machine learning model for an interaction function, and

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

input the plurality of numerical representations to the machine learning model for the embedding function to calculate a plurality of first feature vectors corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

input the plurality of first feature vectors into the machine learning model for the interaction function to calculate a plurality of second feature vectors corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers; and

input the plurality of second feature vectors to the second machine learning model to calculate the plurality of regression parameters.

3 . The information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein the machine learning model for the embedding function is a machine learning model that generates the first feature vector that is a fixed-length vector, from the numerical representation that is unstructured data.

4 . The information processing system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the regression model is a Scheffe polynomial, and

wherein the at least one processor is configured to calculate a plurality of regression coefficients of a first-order term of the Scheffe polynomial, as the plurality of regression parameters.

5 . The information processing system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to further calculate a plurality of regression coefficients of a second-order term of the Scheffe polynomial, as the plurality of regression parameters.

6 . An information processing method executed by an information processing system comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

acquiring a numerical representation and a combination ratio for each of a multiplicity of mutually different polymers or monomers, wherein the numerical representation represents attributes of the multiplicity of polymers or monomers, and wherein the combination ratio corresponds to a ratio among the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

generating a first trained machine learning model by executing and repeating a first machine learning process comprising:

inputting a first input vector into a first untrained machine learning model to calculate a first output value;

calculating a first difference between the first output value and a first ground truth; and

updating a first parameter of the first untrained machine learning model based on the first difference;

inputting a plurality of numerical representations to the first trained machine learning model to calculate a plurality of feature vectors corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

generating a second trained machine learning model by executing and repeating a second machine learning process comprising:

inputting a second input vector into a second untrained machine learning model to calculate a second output value;

calculating a second difference between the second output value and a second ground truth; and

updating a second parameter of the second untrained machine learning model based on the second difference;

inputting the plurality of feature vectors to the second trained machine learning model to calculate a plurality of regression parameters corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers; and

applying a plurality of the combination ratios to a regression model defined by the plurality of regression parameters to calculate a predicted value indicating characteristics of a polymer alloy obtained by combining the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

changing values of the plurality of combination ratios;

recalculating the predicted value indicating the characteristics of the polymer alloy, by using the changed values of the plurality of combination ratios and the calculated plurality of regression parameters;

outputting the calculated predicted value and the recalculated predicted value;

executing processing for searching for the characteristics of the polymer alloy using the calculated predicted value and the recalculated predicted value; and

cause a display device to display a result of the processing for searching.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program for causing a computer to execute:

acquiring a numerical representation and a combination ratio for each of a multiplicity of mutually different polymers or monomers, wherein the numerical representation represents attributes of the multiplicity of polymers or monomers, and wherein the combination ratio corresponds to a ratio among the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

generating a first trained machine learning model by executing and repeating a first machine learning process comprising:

inputting a first input vector into a first untrained machine learning model to calculate a first output value;

calculating a first difference between the first output value and a first ground truth; and

updating a first parameter of the first untrained machine learning model based on the first difference;

inputting a plurality of numerical representations to the first trained machine learning model to calculate a plurality of feature vectors corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

generating a second trained machine learning model by executing and repeating a second machine learning process comprising:

inputting a second input vector into a second untrained machine learning model to calculate a second output value;

calculating a second difference between the second output value and a second ground truth; and

updating a second parameter of the second untrained machine learning model based on the second difference;

inputting the plurality of feature vectors to the second trained machine learning model to calculate a plurality of regression parameters corresponding to the multiplicity of polymers or monomers; and

applying a plurality of the combination ratios to a regression model defined by the plurality of regression parameters to calculate a predicted value indicating characteristics of a polymer alloy obtained by combining the multiplicity of polymers or monomers;

changing values of the plurality of combination ratios;

recalculating the predicted value indicating the characteristics of the polymer alloy, by using the changed values of the plurality of combination ratios and the calculated plurality of regression parameters;

outputting the calculated predicted value and the recalculated predicted value;

executing processing for searching for the characteristics of the polymer alloy using the calculated predicted value and the recalculated predicted value; and

cause a display device to display a result of the processing for searching.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066547/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: HANAOKA, KYOHEI
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064042/0466 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-197046 · Nov 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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