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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Kawabata, Kawasaki, JP;
Fumiaki Itoh, Yokohama, JP;
Haruo Yokota, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Qiang Song, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06N 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 5/02 (2013.01); G06F 17/30144 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a frequent pattern extraction apparatus. In the apparatus, time series data for an item operation is divided into a plurality of item operation sets. Using a set degree of similarity between the item operation sets, an abstract item operation set is generated. A pattern of sequences that frequently appear is extracted from the sequences in the abstract item operation set. Using the pattern of sequences that frequently appear, an item as well as an item operation are recommended to a user.