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Expert system and method employing hierarchical knowledge base, and interactive multimedia/hypermedia applications

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-27
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Granted: 1998-02-17
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Expires: 2016-12-27
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Abstract

Abstract An expert system and processing method employing a three level hierarchical knowledge base that has a plurality of nodes coupled together. An uppermost level comprises a behavioral knowledge level, a middle level comprises a structural knowledge level and a lowermost level is an action level. Inference processing proceeds from the behavioral knowledge level through the structural knowledge level to a leaf node of the action level. One or more non-inferentially assessable utilities may be associated with the inference kernel of the expert system for accessing during inferential processing within the hierarchically structured knowledge base. A knowledge editor implements guidelines that structure received information in the desired hierarchical three level configuration. Further, interactive multimedia/hypermedia systems and methods are presented, which might be expert system based. Training and certification applications of the multimedia/hypermedia system/method are given.

Inventors

  • 👤 Amir Hekmatpour

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 01:41
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/065; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103; G06N; G06N5/00; G06N5/02; G06N5/022; G06N5/04; G09B7/00; G09B7/02; G09B7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 93 words
A hierarchically-structured knowledge base for an expert system, said hierarchically-structured knowledge base comprising: a hierarchical decomposition comprising a plurality of nodes coupled together in three distinct levels, an uppermost level comprising a behavioral knowledge level, a middle level comprising a structural knowledge level and a lowermost level comprising an action level, said action level being implemented as at least one decision tree, said three distinct levels being interconnected such that inference processing can occur through said hierarchically-structured knowledge base from said behavioral knowledge level through said structural knowledge level to said action level.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 93 words
A hierarchically-structured knowledge base for an expert system, said hierarchically-structured knowledge base comprising: a hierarchical decomposition comprising a plurality of nodes coupled together in three distinct levels, an uppermost level comprising a behavioral knowledge level, a middle level comprising a structural knowledge level and a lowermost level comprising an action level, said action level being implemented as at least one decision tree, said three distinct levels being interconnected such that inference processing can occur through said hierarchically-structured knowledge base from said behavioral knowledge level through said structural knowledge level to said action level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
The hierarchically-structured knowledge base of claim 1, wherein each of said three distinct levels comprises multiple nodes coupled together in at least one hierarchical tree.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
The hierarchically-structured knowledge base of claim 2, further comprising entropy values associated with at least some of the plurality of nodes, said associated entropy values being related to at least a respective node strength or a respective node cost.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The hierarchically-structured knowledge base of claim 1, wherein said hierarchical decomposition defines a diagnostic knowledge base.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The hierarchically-structured knowledge base of claim 1, wherein said hierarchical decomposition defines a control knowledge base for a training and certification system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
The hierarchically-structured knowledge base of claim 1, wherein said action level contains knowledge concerning the association between symptoms and causes, and functional characteristics of a defined environment upon which the expert system is based.

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