Rules base systems and methods with circumstance translation
US8073802B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N5/025
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of finding a rule in a rules base that includes a plurality of rule entries, each having a rule and an associated objective and one or more associated circumstances. A rule finder accesses the rules base in response to a request, with a specified objective and with specified circumstances, by searching the rules base for a matching entry. Where the search fails, the rule finder searches one or more translation tables for entries having first circumstances matching those specified in the request that resulted in the failure. If found, the rule finder repeats the search of the rules base with the specified objective and with a second (or “map-to”) circumstances from matching entries in the translation tables. The rule finder can return, e.g., to an application program that issued the request, a rule found during that repeat search of the rules base.
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