Determining the occurrence of events using decision trees

US8682829B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventor

• Knut Barthel · Bad Breisig, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 5, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: May 5, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/123
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The determination of whether an event, such as a taxable event for a commercial transaction, has occurred uses an executable decision tree. The decision tree includes a number of test nodes that each include a comparison field and at least one allowed value. A data value associated with the comparison field is accessed and compared to the allowed values. If the comparison field equals an allowed value, execution proceeds to a child node, and if not, execution proceeds to a sibling node. The child and sibling nodes are either another test node, a result node, or an error node. Execution of the decision tree proceeds until a result node or an error node is reached.