Patent ID: 7024417
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for data mining using an algorithm, the algorithm having a build task, a test task, and an apply task, each task having a number of parameters, each parameter having a type, the method comprising: retrieving a signature associated with the algorithm, said signature including, for the build task, the number of parameters and the type of each parameter associated with said task, as well as an information field for each parameter associated with said task, said information field indicating the meaning and/or recommended usage of said parameter, said signature also including, for the build task, one or more coefficients for the algorithm; and creating a template for said the build task based on said signature, said template indicating one or more of said parameters that need to be initialized by a user to invoke said task and one or more model values that are to be derived from a data set; and executing said template to create a mapping between said one or more coefficients and said one or more model values.