US 11,748,354 B2
Data shape confidence
Shakil Manzoor Khan, Highland Mills, NY (US); Paul R. Bastide, Ashland, MA (US); and Senthil Bakthavachalam, Yorktown Heights, NY (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/33,845.
Prior Publication US 2022/0100750 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 16/2455 (2019.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 16/2455 (2019.01) [G16H 10/60 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving a query from a query source;
receiving a dataset;
comparing the query to historical queries;
acquiring, based on the comparing the query, an expected data shape, wherein the expected data shape is developed over time based on historical queries and historical replies;
determining a data shape of the dataset;
comparing the data shape to the expected data shape;
determining, based on the comparing the data shape, a confidence factor;
detecting that the confidence factor is above a confidence threshold;
selecting, based on the detecting, the dataset; and
transmitting, in response to the detecting, a reply to the query source in response to the query, the reply based on the dataset.