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Knowledge acquisition in expert systems

US6868422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2001
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99945
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of knowledge acquisition for entering data into a computer database in a readily computable format, comprises eliciting a set of data statements using an analysis structure determined from an underlying mathematical base, combined with a genuine falsificationist epistemology, entering elicited data statements into a database structured as a plurality of data entries, each data entry comprising a label, a said data statement and a default value, and a root node indicator; storing a relationship between said data entries as a connectivity lattice.

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