Method and apparatus for providing explanations of automated decisions applied to user data
US6631361B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2216/03
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing a description of logic used in determining an outcome based on automatic processing of data is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of hierarchically applying a series of decision criteria to the data to arrive at the outcome, while recording a rule determined from application of each decision criteria to the data, and retrieving the recorded rules. The article of manufacture comprises a data storage device tangibly embodying instructions to perform the method steps outlined above, and the apparatus for performing the method steps.
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