Expert system wtih a plurality of independent knowledge bases

Patent 5355444 Issued on October 11, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 25, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Chirico, Neil F.

Application

No. 142888 filed on 10/25/1993

US Classes:

706/45, KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING SYSTEM706/48, Having specific pattern matching or control technique706/50, Having specific management of a knowledge base706/912Manufacturing or machine (e.g., agricultural machinery, machine tool)

Examiners

Primary: Downs, Robert W.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Seaman; K. A.

International Class

G06F 015/18

Abstract

The present invention is an expert system with a plurality of independent knowledge bases, including a process and apparatus for employing an inference engine to select one of the knowledge bases based on one or more key factors. In particular, an embodiment using a batch mode for input of data to the expert system is disclosed, based on which, one of the stored independent knowledge bases is selected and employed in connection with the inference engine. This expert system has application to maintenance of a document processing system, where one of several types of maintenance is selected, causing a respective knowledge base or set of rules to be selected.

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