Premise Generation Based on Both Analytical Processes and Statistical Processes

Abstract

Among other things, data is received representing a case for which an output premise is to be generated. The received data is processed to generate the output premise for the case. The processing includes both analytical processing and statistical processing. The analytical processing in the statistical processing are managed so that the output premise depends on results of the analytical processing that have been affected by the statistical processing, or on results of the statistical processing that have been affected by the analytical processing, or on both.

1 .- 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A computer-implemented method comprising
 receiving a request for an output premise for a specified case, the specified case being susceptible to generation of the output premise using analytical processing or statistical processing or on both,   instantiating from premise generator models, one or more premise generators each of which can accept inputs and generate premises based on the accepted inputs and on analytical processing or statistical processing or on both,   managing execution by the premise generators and generating the output premise based on the premises generated by the instantiated premise generators, and   providing the output premise in response to the request.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  in which the premise generator models are predefined. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19  in which the managing of the execution comprises organizing a flow of the inputs and the premises to effect a correct output premise that is based on a coordinated application of both analytical processing and statistical processing. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19  in which the request is received from a user application that will provide a premise through a user interface, the premise being based on the generated output premise. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22  in which the user application comprises a financial advice platform. 
     
     
         24 . The computer-implemented method comprising
 receiving from a user through a user interface definitions of premise generator models, inputs to the premise generator models, premises to be generated by premise generator instances of the premise generator models, and for each of the premise generator models analytical processing or statistical processing or on both to be used by each of the premise generator instances to generate the corresponding premise using the corresponding inputs, and   storing the premise generator models for runtime use in generating the premise generator instances, and   precluding the user from access to the premise generator models other than by providing the definitions through the user interface.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  comprising receiving from the user specifications for coordinating execution of premise generator instances and the inputs and premises at run time to generate correct output premises in response to received requests. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24  comprising receiving from the user definitions of permitted interactions at run time between the premise generator instances and a separate platform to be used to provide premises to end users. 
     
     
         27 . A computer-implemented method comprising
 generating, on behalf of an end-user of an application, a request for an output premise to be used in providing advice to the end user with respect to a case,   communicating the request to a computational platform,   receiving from the computational platform the output premise that is based on a combination of analytical processing and statistical processing applied to input data associated with the end-user in the case, and   presenting the advice to the end user based on the output premise received from a computational platform.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27  in which the end-user is a consumer of products that affect a financial status of the consumer, the case comprises an aspect of the financial status of the consumer, the output premise comprises a recommendation concerning the financial status of the consumer, and the advice comprises a suggestion to the consumer about an action related to the financial status of the consumer.