Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
An expert system comprising: a computing device having a memory; display means for displaying information to a user; selection/input means for use by a user to provide input into said expert system; a plurality of data bases stored in the memory including: electronic documents comprising graphical illustrations, textual information and tabular data; and a plurality of knowledge bases comprising facts, rules, and advice; a hypermedia interface comprising links between the plurality of knowledge bases and said electronic documents including links between the rules and associated ones of the electronic documents, links between the advice and associated ones of the electronic documents, said hypermedia interface also including links between the electronic documents wherein at least one selectable area in each electronic document is linked according to predetermined associative links to at least one other electronic document. said selection/input means including operator interface means and means for activating the links between the plurality of knowledge bases and the electronic documents; and an inference engine program adapted for execution in the computing device for use with the facts, the rules, the advice and said hypermedia interface including the links to and between the electronic documents, said display means displaying said linked facts, rules, advice and documents to the user under the control of the inference engine, linked facts, rules, advice, and documents being displayed when the link between said particular facts, rules, advice and documents is active.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
234 words
An expert system comprising: a computing device having a memory; display means for displaying information to a user; selection/input means for use by a user to provide input into said expert system; a plurality of data bases stored in the memory including: electronic documents comprising graphical illustrations, textual information and tabular data; and a plurality of knowledge bases comprising facts, rules, and advice; a hypermedia interface comprising links between the plurality of knowledge bases and said electronic documents including links between the rules and associated ones of the electronic documents, links between the advice and associated ones of the electronic documents, said hypermedia interface also including links between the electronic documents wherein at least one selectable area in each electronic document is linked according to predetermined associative links to at least one other electronic document. said selection/input means including operator interface means and means for activating the links between the plurality of knowledge bases and the electronic documents; and an inference engine program adapted for execution in the computing device for use with the facts, the rules, the advice and said hypermedia interface including the links to and between the electronic documents, said display means displaying said linked facts, rules, advice and documents to the user under the control of the inference engine, linked facts, rules, advice, and documents being displayed when the link between said particular facts, rules, advice and documents is active.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
An expert system as recited in claim 1 wherein said electronic documents include: passive documents; and active documents; each of said active documents having at least one link to at least one of another active document, a passive document or said knowledge base, each of said active documents having transfer means for selecting said at least one link to at least one of another active document, a passive document or said plurality of knowledge bases;
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
An expert system as recited in claim 2 wherein said selection/input means includes: an editing program for execution in the computing device including means for generating the facts, the rules and the advice in said plurality of knowledge bases.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An expert system as recited in claim 3 wherein said editing program further includes: means for activating the links between the electronic documents and the advice; means for activating the links between the electronic documents and the rules; means for activating the links between the electronic documents and the facts.