Software-based problem-resolution production system with standardized information providers & solution interpreters
US6553360B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N5/046
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A problem-resolution software system is organized into a “solution cube” which interacts with a problem-resolution framework consisting of a production-system engine. The solution cube incorporates production-system rules, “solution interpreters” for implementing chosen solutions, and a common interface mechanism for standardizing the interaction between the solution interpreters and the production system. The solution cube may also incorporate “information providers” for obtaining information from specific information sources, and another common interface mechanism for standardizing the interaction between the information providers and the production system. Each solution cube, which is a uniquely identifiable problem-resolution object, is organized into sub-units of one or more “knowledge elements,” each of which may be reusable by other solution cubes. The knowledge elements operate to add semantic information to the CIM data model which defines the components of a computing environment in terms of objects. The knowledge elements, by using the production system rules to set restrictions and dependencies on the properties of CIM obj…
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