Patent ID: 8645309
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: performing, via a processor, a first number of modifications to values in a first numeric sequence of a data set to generate a first modified sequence that conforms to a first numeric pattern, wherein the first numeric pattern comprises each difference between each successive pair of values being within a threshold; determining, via the processor, a first fractional satisfiability metric for the first modified sequence based on a relationship between the first number of modifications and a size of the first numeric sequence; performing a second number of modifications to values in a second numeric sequence of the data set to generate a second modified sequence that conforms to the first numeric pattern; determining a second fractional satisfiability metric based on a relationship between the second number of modifications and a second size of the second numeric sequence; comparing, via the processor, the first fractional satisfiability metric to the second fractional satisfiability metric; and selecting one of the first or second numeric sequences based on the comparison.