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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8126836 | Call group management using the session initiation protocol A method, apparatus, and electronic device for hierarchical communications are disclosed. A connection interface 1260 may receive a query. A processor 1210 may select an initial expert from the hierarchical expert tree based upon the query and direct t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8095496 | Generic AI architecture for a multi-agent system The invention relates to architecture of a computer program in order to implement a multi-agent system. The architecture enables the agents to interact with a simulation or game world on a first plane and/or with robots in the real world. Said architecture has a sec... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8069133 | Decomposing human behavior into quantified layers of perception A method, computer program product, and system are provided for decomposing human behavior into quantifiable layers of perception. The method for decomposing human behavior into quantifiable layers of perception may be referred to as “DAP-E,” which is an acronym... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8015145 | System for providing healthcare operation specific user interface display images A system provides a user interface for viewing nursing problems with multiple levels of granularity in a knowledge base and rendered in an application that are dependent on context of problems, patient demographic information and information needed by a user interfa... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7774293 | System and methods for assessing risk using hybrid causal logic A hybrid causal framework applies properties of probabilistic models, such as Bayesian belief networks, to causal logic models, such as fault trees and event sequence diagrams. The probabilistic model establishes a joint probability distribution of causal relationsh... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7720787 | Intelligence analysis method and system using subjective logic Method of and system for analysing a set of exhaustive and exclusive hypotheses, including assessing and assigning base rates for each hypothesis; determining a set of items of evidence that are relevant to, have a causal influence on, or would disconfirm more than ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7617172 | Using percentile data in business analysis of time series data A real time data processing system, method and program product for processing a stream of data events. A system is provided that includes: a running profile processing system for updating a running profile each time a new data event value is inputted, wherein the ru... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7552103 | Application integration system and method using intelligent agents for integrating information access over extended networks Models that encapsulate information on how remote applications are controlled and data is accessed are created to be used by a runtime agent that intelligently reasons out goal-oriented plans and execute tasks to solve problem statements generated by a user interfac... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7512581 | Electronic circuit implementing knowledge enhanced electronic logic solutions An electronic circuit for use in providing computational decision-making capabilities. The circuit implements a hierarchy of decision-making cells, with outputs derived from input signals supplying argument values, configuration signals for controlling the decision ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7454399 | Application integration system and method using intelligent agents for integrating information access over extended networks Models that encapsulate information on how remote applications are controlled and data is accessed are created to be used by a runtime agent that intelligently reasons out goal-oriented plans and execute tasks to solve problem statements generated by a user interfac... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7321896 | Component management system, component management device, and computer-readable recording medium A component management system comprises a storage device for storing a plurality of components related to hardware and firmware which are necessary for the development, manufacture, inspection, and the like of a product as a component data base. The hardware and the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7269580 | Application integration system and method using intelligent agents for integrating information access over extended networks Models that encapsulate information on how remote applications are controlled and data is accessed are created to be used by a runtime agent that intelligently reasons out goal-oriented plans and execute tasks to solve problem statements generated by a user interfac... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257566 | Method for decision and risk analysis in probabilistic and multiple criteria situations A computer-implemented decision device and a family of methods and procedures are used for representing and analyzing imprecise, vague, and incomplete probabilistic decision and risk problems and/or when a criteria hierarchy is present. Decision makers can state the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246125 | Clustering of databases having mixed data attributes A computer data processing system. A method for clustering data in a database comprising providing a database having a number of data records having both discrete and continuous attributes. Grouping together data records from the database which have specified discre... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239929 | Hierarchical component based object recognition The present invention provides a method for the recognition of objects in an image, where the objects may consist of an arbitrary number of parts that are allowed to move with respect to each other. In the offline phase the invention automatically learns the relativ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236964 | Method of explaining a decision taken by a compensatory multi-criteria aggregation model The method in accordance with the invention is a method making it possible to explain a decision taken by a compensatory multi-criterion aggregation model, according to which a single compensatory multi-criterion aggregation model is established for the application ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216333 | Fingerprint subtype checking One or more fingerprints may be utilized in each class in order to allow for faster subtype checking. A subclass fingerprint may be utilized to track the superclasses of a class, and an interface fingerprint may be utilized to track the locally declared interfaces o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209930 | Information providing system and a method for providing information A system and method are provided which are necessary for exchanging information among a sales agent a1, user a2 and manufacturer A, for preparing a parts check list on an on-line basis, and for storing information to be provided. If, for example... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165055 | Systems and methods for solving nogood databases Systems and methods for solving nogood databases involve generating a representation comprising a plurality of contexted disjunctions, conjoining all of the contented disjunctions to form a conjunction of contexted disjunctions, and storing the representation as the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152044 | Bidder system using multiple computers communicating data to carry out selling fixed income instruments An electronic system, the system for selling fixed income instruments, the system including a second computer having an output device and at least one buyer's computer having an electrically coupled input device and a monitor, the buyer's computer and the second com... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7117142 | Symbolic conceptual design model development environment A symbolic design model development environment includes an information-linking program, an object store, a symbolic modeling program, and at least one input document. Each input document contains a constraint or parameter for the design of some device. The symbolic... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110998 | Method and apparatus for finding hidden patterns in the context of querying applications The querying application of the present invention provides method and apparatus to find related queries having the greatest-valued and/or least-valued results. Elements (or inputs) of the related queries overlap with the elements of the user query. Preferably, the q... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7111016 | Method and apparatus for data item movement between disparate sources and hierarchical, object-oriented representation Data moves between multiple, disparate data sources and the object-oriented computer programs that process the data. A data access server is interposed between the object-oriented programs and the data sources, and acts as an intermediary. The intermediary server re... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069469 | Versioning and replaying performance tuning projects Versioning may be utilized in a knowledge base decision tree in order to provide several useful features. To accomplish this, when a decision tree is traversed, the decision tree representing a knowledge base and having non-leaf nodes with one or more branches repre... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062751 | Sequence analysis method and apparatus Overall sequence of a system designed using an object-oriented language is analyzed so as to permit easy comprehension. Class name acquisition means of a sequence analysis apparatus acquires class names included in sequence diagrams. Instance name acquisition means ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043309 | Distributed actuation allocation for large assemblies of implementation units Apparatus and methods that approximately solve an actuation allocation problem by breaking the solution into modules, which may or may not be overlapping. The solution to the actuation allocation problem is expressed in terms of solutions for each of the modules. Th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038677 | Apparatus and method for managing multivariant assembly data models A data model is provided for storing data related to multiple variants of assemblies in a computer-associated memory. A multivariant assembly data object functions as a container for component usages, logical component usages, and also for the assembly-components, e... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039738 | Method and system for handling device driver interrupts A method and system for handling device driver interrupts in a computer system. An interrupt handling Method is initiating prior to the occurrence of any interrupts in the computer system. The interrupt handling Method is executed to a waiting state, and execution i... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007035 | Parallel object-oriented decision tree system A data mining decision tree system that uncovers patterns, associations, anomalies, and other statistically significant structures in data by reading and displaying data files, extracting relevant features for each of the objects, and using a method of recognizing p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996825 | Method and apparatus for efficient object sub-typing An efficient method of sub-typing an object in an object oriented computing environment is provided. In one embodiment, the sub-typing method loads an input object having an object type, whereby an embedded array and a cache are searched for an object sub-typing dat... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981102 | Method and system for managing meta data Disclosed is a method, system, and article of manufacture for managing meta data. The meta data provides information on data maintained in a storage device. The system receives a request for meta data from a process and determines whether the requested meta data is ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6907383 | Flow diagnostic system A flow diagnostic system for a flow sensing element and impulse lines. A pressure transmitter coupled to the impulse lines provides digital pressure data to a control system. The control system provides the pressure data and real time clock readings to a diagnostic ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907545 | System and method for recognizing faults in machines A system and method for diagnosing one or more faults or one or more potential faults in a machine. The system and method has a communications module for communicating machine data between the machine and the system. It also has a fault recognition module for analyz... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6704719 | Decision tree data structure for use in case-based reasoning An apparatus, computer-readable medium and method for use in association with case-based reasoning and the like utilize a novel decision tree data structure that incorporates a search criterion in association with each test answer to a test criterion defi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6324437 | System and method for managing the alteration of garments A system and method for managing garment alterations. The system includes a workroom processor having a display and operating a garment alteration application system. Alterations tickets are created using a garment alterations ticket terminal, or display ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6081798 | Object oriented case-based reasoning framework mechanism A framework for use with object-oriented programming systems provides a case-based reasoning (CBR) system shell that permits a framework user to develop a case base having case histories and generates a case-based reasoning system that receives user reque... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6078739 | Method of managing objects and parameter values associated with the objects within a simulation model A method of managing objects within the simulation model commences with the storage of a first value for a particular parameter within an object of the simulation model. A panel is then displayed within the user interface. The relevant parameter of the ab... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5875285 | Object-oriented data mining and decision making system The Object-Oriented Data Mining and Decision Making System is invented and disclosed. This system is an integration of two subsystems, the object-oriented data mining subsystem which is an object-oriented machine learning system, and the object-oriented d... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5855010 | Data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus comprises apparatus arranged to model a number of modules (302,314) with each module containing a number of interconnected behaviours (320-325). A behaviour identified as a marker (304) is able to access a behaviour (321) withi... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5845270 | Multidimensional input-output modeling for organizing information A computer implemented method for defining, organizing, and analyzing systems and the connections, or relationships, between the systems, in a flexible manner according to a user's focus, perspective, and desired level of detail. A set of systems is selec... | 12/01/1998 |
