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Method and apparatus for providing neural intelligence to a mail query agent in an online analytical processing system
Assignee: Teradata US Inc
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Filing: 1996-05-07
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Granted: 1998-06-09
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Expires: 2016-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A neural intelligent mail query agent. The neural intelligent mail query agent includes an online analytical processing system for accessing and analyzing data in at least one database, a query-by-mail system coupled to the online analytical processing system for receiving and processing queries from users for information derived from databases, and a neural network coupled to the remote query-by-mail system for providing learning capabilities in response to the remote mail queries. An expert system provides inference functions and the neural network is trained using a data stream from the databases as it is generated by the received mail queries. The neural network reports intelligence abstracts to the query-by-mail system as well as reports and organizes new rules constructed from the intelligence abstracts and existing rules.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Edward Gladden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:56
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06N; G06N5/00; G06N5/02; G06N5/022; G06N5/025; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99932; Y10S707/99933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A neural intelligent mail query agent, comprising; an online analytical processing system for accessing and analyzing data in at least one database; a query-by-mail system, coupled to the online analytical processing system, for receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database; and a neural network, coupled to a remote query-by-mail system, for providing learning capabilities in response to the queries.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A neural intelligent mail query agent, comprising; an online analytical processing system for accessing and analyzing data in at least one database; a query-by-mail system, coupled to the online analytical processing system, for receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database; and a neural network, coupled to a remote query-by-mail system, for providing learning capabilities in response to the queries.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 further comprises a communication link connecting the at least one user to the query-by-mail system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 2 wherein the communication link comprises a local area network connecting the at least one user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 2 wherein the communication link is a remote communications link, the remote communication link comprising a telephone line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 2 wherein the communication link is a remote communications link, the remote communication link comprising an internet connection.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the at least one database comprises at least one local database.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the at least one database comprises at least one remote database.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 further comprising a computer and display for supporting the online analytical processing system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 further comprising an expert system for providing inference functions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the neural network is trained using a data stream from the at least one database, the data stream being generated by an online analytical processing system client.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the neural network is trained using a data stream from the at least one database, the data stream being generated by the received mail queries.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the query-by-mail system comprises means for processing one-time queries, means for accepting business rule definitions for transfer into the neural net, and means for monitoring events, an event being triggered when a conditional occurs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the query-by-mail system further comprises means for performing batch queries for off-peak processing, means for performing query scheduling and reporting, and means for maintaining query histories for notification of the neural network.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the query-by-mail system further comprises means for reporting query histories to the neural network based upon past queries and report activity.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the query-by-mail system further comprises means for providing universal registration for all the learning by the neural network and means for executing query and report filters for ensuring queries executed upon the at least one databases are blind courtesy copied to the user.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the neural network further comprises means for deriving business rules from query-by-mail input.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
The neural intelligent mail query agent of claim 1 wherein the neural network further comprises means for reporting intelligence abstracts to the query-by-mail system and for reporting and organizing new rules constructed from the intelligence abstracts and existing rules.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for providing remote access to and processing of information contained in large databases without sacrificing response time, comprising the steps of: receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database; accessing and analyzing data in the at least one database in response to the received queries; and providing learning capabilities using a neural network in response to the queries.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for providing remote access to and processing of information contained in large databases without sacrificing response time, comprising the steps of: receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database; accessing and analyzing data in the at least one database in response to the received queries; and providing learning capabilities using a neural network in response to the queries.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of connecting the at least one user to the query-by-mail system using a communication link.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the communication link comprises a local area network connecting the at least one user.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the communication link is a remote communications link, the remote communication link comprising a telephone line.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the communication link is a remote communications link, the remote communication link comprising an internet connection.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of providing inference functions using an expert system.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the step of providing learning capabilities uses a neural network and comprises the step of training the neural network using a data stream from the at least one databases, the data stream being generated by the received mail queries.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database further comprises the steps of processing one-time queries, accepting business rule definitions for transfer into a neural net, and monitoring events, an event being triggered when a conditional occurs.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database further comprises the steps of performing batch queries for off-peak processing, performing query scheduling and reporting, and maintaining query histories for notification of a neural network.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database further comprises the steps of reporting query histories to a neural network based upon past queries and report activity.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database further comprises the steps of providing universal registration for all learning by a neural network and executing query and report filters for ensuring queries executed upon the at least one databases are blind courtesy copied to the user.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database further comprises the steps of deriving business rules from query-by-mail input.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the receiving and processing queries from at least one user for information derived from the at least one database further comprises the steps of reporting intelligence abstracts to the query-by-mail system and for reporting and organizing new rules constructed from the intelligence abstracts and existing rules.
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