Architecture for composing computational modules uniformly across diverse developmental frameworks
US4943932A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Multi-Level Architecture for developing intelligent computer systems composes computational modules uniformly across diverse developmental framework. The modules interact via message passing and are assembled to form application-specific systems. A first level of the Multi-Level Architecture includes a cooperative operating system which provides support for message passing and resource allocation and is preferably based on a module-oriented programming (MOP) model. The first level, for example, defines a virtual machine which is mapped onto an underlying hardware and operating system environment. A second level of the Multi-Level Architecture supports a plurality of application-independent problem-solving frameworks (PSF's) or programming environments for building modules and combining modules of different frameworks into complex systems. A third level of Multi-Level Architecture includes a plurality of knowledge processing modules ranging from specialized modules to skeletal systems which provide nearly complete solutions to application problems. For building an application-specific system, domain-specific knowledge is added on top of the third level and typically a selected ske…
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