User interface for an evidence-based, hypothesis-generating decision support system
US9153142B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B7/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods display at least one subject, and display a location for at least one user to enter at least one problem related to the subject. The problem comprises unknown items to which the user would like more information. In response to the problem, such systems and methods automatically generate evidence topics related to the problem, and automatically generate questions related to the problem and the evidence topics. Further, such systems and methods can receive additional questions from the user. In response to the questions, such systems and methods automatically generate answers to the questions by referring to sources, automatically calculate confidence measures of each of the answers, and then display the questions, the answers, and the confidence measures. When the user identifies one of the answers as a selected answer, such systems and methods display details of the sources and the factors used to generate the selected answer.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.