Method of constructing causality network graphs and visual inference presentations for business rule applications

US8510149B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• ABB RESEARCH LTD. · CH

Inventors

• Qingfeng He · Durham, US
• Khosrow Moslehi · Palo Alto, US
• Xiaoming Feng · Cary, US
• Peng Peng · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2009
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method is described for collecting inference execution events from forward-chaining business rule engines and constructing causality network graphs for visual presentation to an end user. Using the causality network graph, the user may navigate logic paths leading to particular conclusions or actions.