System for problem statement reformulation

• US 20050283452A1
• Filed: 06/22/2004
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Iwint Technology Limited
• Original Assignee: Iwint International Holdings Inc.
• Inventors: Zhang, Guoming
• Granted Patent: US 7,454,391 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation

Abstract

A method and systems that allows building cause effect tree related to initial problem statement. Each event of cause effect tree can be added with additional axes: hierarchy and operation. Wizards and templates provide simplify adding of undesirable effects. System automatically generates alternative problem statements and queries for search in knowledge bases.

Claims

1. A system for generating a cause-and-effect chain comprising:

a cause-and-effect chain adapted to add at least one of an axis or a template for a problem statement.

2. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said axis comprises a hierarchy axis adapted to describe resources of at least one of a supersystem, or a subsystem.

3. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said axis comprises an operation axis adapted to describe resources of at least one of a previous operation, or a next operation.

4. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said template is adapted to describe at least one of an initial problem situation, or a necessary and sufficient event causing said problem situation.

5. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said template is adapted to describe at least one of an initial problem situation, or several necessary events causing said problem situation.

6. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said template is adapted to describe at least one of an initial problem situation, or several sufficient events causing said problem situation.

7. The system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a wizard for recourse definition.

8. The system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cause-and-effect chain is adapted to perform automatic problem generation.

9. The system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cause-and-effect chain is adapted to perform automatic query generation.

10. A method of problem statement comprising:

providing a cause formulation; and

providing an additional problem formulation based on an additional axis.

11. The method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said additional axis comprises at least one of a hierarchy axis, or an operation axis.

12. The method in accordance with claim 11 further comprising:

adding at least one of a next operation;

or a previous operation for the problem statement.

13. The method in accordance with claim 11 further comprising:

adding at least one of a super-system, or a subsystem for the problem statement.

14. A machine readable media that provides instructions, which when executed by a computing platform, cause said computing platform to perform operations comprising a method of problem statement comprising:

providing a cause formulation; and

providing an additional problem formulation based on an additional axis.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein said additional axis comprises at least one of a hierarchy axis, or an operation axis.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

adding at least one of a next operation;

or a previous operation for the problem statement.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

adding at least one of a super-system, or a subsystem for the problem statement.