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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7117189 | Simulation system for a simulation engine with a help website and processing engine A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107254 | Probablistic models and methods for combining multiple content classifiers The invention applies a probabilistic approach to combining evidence regarding the correct classification of items. Training data and machine learning techniques are used to construct probabilistic dependency models that effectively utilize evidence. The evidence in... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7058617 | Method and apparatus for training a system model with gain constraints Method and apparatus for training a system model with gain constraints. A method is disclosed for training a steady-state model, the model having an input and an output and a mapping layer for mapping the input to the output through a stored representation of a syst... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7043467 | Wire-speed multi-dimensional packet classifier For routing packets by rules in a packet network, a system and method in a routing device for selecting rules to apply to packets having each N fields in a header, considers rules as entities in N-dimensional space, projects the rules onto N-axes in the space, marks... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6993514 | Mechanism and method for continuous operation of a rule server An improved method and mechanism is disclosed for updating rules used by a rule server. An embodiment is directed to a method and mechanism for connecting one or more rule service agents to a rule server, in which rules may be changed and put into operation without ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988088 | Systems and methods for adaptive medical decision support The current invention is directed to a system for adaptive medical decision support. The invented system provides a system that allows users to efficiently enter, access, and analyze medical information, without disrupting patient-doctor interactions or medical faci... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985890 | Graph structured data processing method and system, and program therefor The efficiency of an AGM algorithm is further improved. For an AGM algorithm that can efficiently extract, from a graph database including graph structured data, graph (frequent graph) data having a support level equal to or greater than the minimum support level, a... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6963862 | Method and system for training a recurrent network A method for training a recurrent network represented by x(k+1)=f(W x(k)), where W is a weight matrix, x is the output of the network, and K is a time index includes (a) determining the weight matrix at a first time increment, (b) incrementing the time increment ass... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957207 | User information inferring system A user information inferring system defines user information according to five categories, that is, user environment, circumstance, condition, request, and action, and further defines a sixth category, that is, situation data encompassing these other five categories... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6957205 | Knowledge model-based indexing of information A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for a knowledgebase framework. Information is obtained from at least one source utilizing a network. Utilizing a knowledge model, an index is generated for the obtained information. The generated index include... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941287 | Distributed hierarchical evolutionary modeling and visualization of empirical data A distributed hierarchical evolutionary modeling and visualization of empirical data method and machine readable storage medium for creating an empirical modeling system based upon previously acquired data. The data represents inputs to the systems and corresponding... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6934696 | Custom rule system and method for expert systems A custom rule system and method that stores custom rules as rule steps and then displays these rule steps as graphical depictions such that these graphical depictions can be selected and interconnected to visually form custom rules for an expert system. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922683 | CTI server and program recording medium A CTI server receives calls from telephone terminals. The CTI server includes an analysis unit, an icon creating unit, and an icon display control unit. The analysis unit analyzes conditions for a call from a telephone terminal to generate parameter which represents... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917927 | Method for indexing feature vector data space A method is provided for indexing feature vectors within feature vector data space which includes adaptively forming approximation of the feature vectors on the basis of statistical distribution of feature vector data within the feature vector data space. The method... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910027 | System and method of knowledge architecture The system of knowledge architecture transforms knowledge of an expert by capturing the knowledge as structured content; and using the structured content in a software format. Knowledge is captured by mapping the structured content into topics and questions and/or a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901390 | Control system for controlling object using pseudo-emotions and pseudo-personality generated in the object An autonomous device behaving adaptively to a user includes a sensing unit; a recognition unit for recognizing user's command, a current user-related status, and a current user-unrelated status based on the sensed signals; a pseudo-personality-forming unit for estab... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6898582 | Method and apparatus for extracting low SNR transient signals from noise A method and apparatus for processing a composite signal generated by a transient signal generation mechanism to extract a repetitive low SNR transient signal, such as an evoked potential (EP) appearing in an electroencephalogram (EEG) generated in response to senso... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895397 | Knowledge analysis system, knowledge analysis method, and knowledge analysis program product There is provided a knowledge analysis system configured to be connectable to plural client terminals via network, which supports analysis requested by each of client terminals to knowledge accumulated in knowledge database, comprising: access control means for cond... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6895396 | Neural network methods to predict enzyme inhibitor or receptor ligand potency A new method to analyze and predict the binding energy for enzyme-transition state inhibitor interactions is presented. Computational neural networks are employed to discovery quantum mechanical features of transition states and putative inhibitors necessary for bin... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6892192 | Method and system for dynamic business process management using a partial order planner A dynamic business process management system and method is disclosed for providing using a least commitment planner to better handle the changes and uncertainties that inevitably occur in the real-world. An embodiment of the invention provides a dynamic business pro... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6892188 | Method for processing fuzzy inferences and corresponding processing structure For encoded membership functions used to identify atomic conditions defining antecedents of fuzzy inferences, and also for determining operands of the antecedents, corresponding stores are configured to store already available values of these encoded membership func... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889219 | Method of tuning a decision network and a decision tree model A method of tuning a decision network can include a series of steps. The steps can include identifying a deviation between a correct interpretation of a data item and an incorrect interpretation of the data item. In a decision network including a hierarchical set of... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6889215 | Intelligent air bag system An intelligent air bag system includes a controller communicating with a sensor suite and the air bag. The controller preferably includes a fuzzy inference engine. The sensor suite includes a plurality of sensors such as weight sensors, acceleration sensors, seat be... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6886002 | Computational architecture for managing the transmittal and rendering of information, alerts, and notifications An architecture for managing alerts, notifications, and peripheral information is disclosed. In one embodiment, a computerized system includes three modules, an attentional status module, a peripheral information notification and alerts module, and an notifications ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6882988 | System and method for time-efficient distributed search and decision-making using cooperative co-evolutionary algorithms executing in a distributed multi-agent architecture A method and architecture for efficiently solving complex distributed problems uses coevolutionary agents incorporating evolutionary algorithms located at different nodes in a distributed network. The coevolutionary agents conduct localized database searches and evo... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6879972 | Method for designing a knowledge portal A method for designing a knowledge portal for retrieving, organizing and delivering knowledge to a user belonging to an organization comprises identifying a community of users belonging to the organization characterized by a common interest with respect to the knowl... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6876987 | Automatic confirmation of personal notifications An automated system obtains a confirmation of receipt of a notification by the intended recipient by having the recipient speak all or part of the notification. The words spoken by the recipient are determined by a computerized system using an automatic speech recog... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6876990 | Questionnaire analysis system An object of the present invention is to analyze questionnaire replies automatically from questionnaire reply statements including free reply description in natural language collected through a network, by using a text classification engine, and to issue the analysi... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871197 | Method and mechanism for a web based knowledge management tool A method and mechanism for a web based knowledge management tool. A knowledge management tool enables one to interact with a knowledge base and enable distributed collaboration between parties. Users may create and customize portlets to interact with the knowledge b... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868409 | Method of and computer program for searching information Includes the information search database as a knowledge database storing a plurality of causes, a plurality of questions having the cause-and-effect relation with the plurality of causes, and correlation levels showing a degree of the correlations between the causes... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6868411 | Fuzzy text categorizer A text categorizer classifies a text object into one or more classes. The text categorizer includes a pre-processing module, a knowledge base, and an approximate reasoning module. The pre-processing module performs feature extraction, feature reduction, and fuzzy se... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6868413 | System and method for customizing and processing business logic rules in a business process system Systems and methods for customizing business logic rules within a business process automation system and for processing business logic rules in a business process automation system are disclosed. The method for customizing business rules of a business logic applicat... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6865564 | Method and system for printer suggested training System and methods for printer suggested training using fuzzy logic analysis. A printer tracks printer usage relative to the features of the printer and the type of print jobs performed. Using a fuzzy logic protocol, the printer then selects an appropriate training ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865562 | Adaptive constraint problem solving method and system A method for problem solving in a computer system includes an applications module for sending a problem statement to a complexity module. The complexity module configures a solving module with configuration parameters and also determines expected solver behavior. A ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6853991 | Fuzzy logic system with evolutionary variables rules The fuzzy logic system of the present invention creates fuzzy rules in real-time and updates the fuzzy rules dynamically. This is accomplished by continually optimizing the features, qualifiers, cases, and operators of the fuzzy rules. The fuzzy logic system may be ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6847954 | Control-loop auto-tuner with nonlinear tuning rules estimators A system for tuning a process control loop includes a tuner module for receiving an error signal representative of the difference between a set point and a process variable, the module generating a first process control signal for controlling the process. The system... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6826552 | Apparatus and methods for a computer aided decision-making system A computer-aided decision-making system and method that is applicable to a variety of decision-making contexts and applications such as, but not limited to, automobile or home purchase decisions. The computer-aided decision-making system provides immediate, useful, ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826549 | Interactive heuristic search and visualization for solving combinatorial optimization problems A system enables an interactively guided heuristic search for solving a combinatorial optimization problem. The system initially performs a hill-climbing search on the combinatorial optimization problem to obtain a solution using initial default parameters. The curr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6823323 | Automatic classification method and apparatus Methods and apparatus for classifying an instance (i.e., a data item or a record) automatically into one or more classes selected from a set of potential classes are described. This multi-class classification approach enables instances to be classified with high acc... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6820069 | Rule compliance system and a rule definition language A rule definition language (“RDL”) and a memory server are used to determine compliance with rules, such as rules used in determining compliance in securities trading. The rules, global data and local data are loaded into system memory of the server. The global ... | 11/16/2004 |
