Patent ID: 11861508
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one user input comprises a first request to retrieve a first number of key factors affecting a target factor from the plurality of factors, and wherein executing the actions comprises:
in response to receiving the first request, determining, from the first request, the target factor and the first number of key factors;
determining, from the plurality of factors, at least one factor affecting the target factor based on the first causal structure;
estimating respective causal effects of the at least one factor on the target factor based on the observation samples and the first causal structure;
ranking the at least one factor based on the estimated causal effects; and
selecting, from the at least one factor, the first number of key factors based on a result of the ranking.