Patent ReferencesWater quality early warning system Methods and apparatus for system fault diagnosis and control Knowledge based processor for application programs using conventional data processing capabilities Patent #: 4783752 InventorApplicationNo. 207594 filed on 06/16/1988US Classes:706/59, Creation or modification706/46Knowledge representation and reasoning techniqueExaminersPrimary: Lastova, John R.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 015/18AbstractA computer software architecture and operating method for an expert system that performs rule-based reasoning as well as a quantitative analysis, based on information provided by the user during a user session, and provides an expert system recommendation embodying the results of the quantitative analysis are disclosed. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the expert system includes the important optional feature of modifying its reasoning process upon finding the quantitative analysis results unacceptable in comparison to predetermined acceptance criteria.Other References
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