System and method for evaluating and executing hierarchies of rules
US7065745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of a system and method for hierarchically organizing rules and for evaluating and executing the hierarchy of rules. Each rule in the hierarchy of rules may include a precondition and an action to be executed if the precondition is met. When evaluating and executing the rules, if a precondition of a rule in the hierarchy is not met, then the action of the rule is not executed. Further, rules that descend from the rule in the hierarchy of rules are precluded from evaluation and execution. In one embodiment, modification of the hierarchy of rules may be performed without modification to an application using the hierarchy of rules.
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