Thinking system and method

• US 20070156623A1
• Filed: 04/22/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qin Zhang
• Original Assignee: Qin Zhang
• Inventors: Zhang, Qin
• Granted Patent: US 8,019,714 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/48
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/025 Extracting rules from data

Abstract

A thinking system and method is provided by the present invention. In the present invention, the “thinking” system is capable of accepting information from outside environment, analyzing the information, requesting additional information, and then resulting the problem. More particularly, the system can make new rules according to the information within the system and the new information received and requested. The rule making process is not controlled by outside command, but by an internal controlling mechanism that can be modified by the outside commands. Further, the system comprises a knowledge structure that can be used by the system for analyzing the inputted information, making request for additional information, making new rules, and solving problems, wherein the knowledge structure comprises element files include direct link information of the elements with other elements of the element files in the knowledge structure.

Claims

1. A method for operating a human-made thinking system, comprising the step of:

(a) establishing a knowledge structure comprising a file organizing mechanism, and more than one element files including identifying information and knowledge information;

wherein the identifying information identifies the elements, wherein the knowledge information includes knowledge about the elements, wherein the knowledge is information related to at least one direct links of the elements with other elements of the knowledge structure;

(b) establishing a process structure comprising at least one process file, and establish a system log;

(c) establishing an executing system comprising an internal control mechanism, and at least one thinking mode;

wherein the internal control mechanism includes at least one internal control rule, and at least one structure rule;

wherein the thinking mode includes at least one corresponding thinking rule;

(d) running the executing system wherein the internal control mechanism can operate constantly, wherein the thinking mode can be activated according to the internal control rules of internal control mechanism;

wherein according to the thinking rule, direct link between a first existing element and a second existing element can be used to establish new direct links between the first existing element and at least one existing element with direct link with the second existing element;

wherein according to the thinking rule, process files can be used to establish new direct links between the existing elements.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the executing system further comprises an inputting mode, a reading mode, a writing mode, a memorizing mode, an outputting mode, an inquiry mode, verification mode, and a system update mode;

wherein the inputting mode includes at least one inputting rule, wherein the reading mode includes at least one reading rule, wherein the writing mode includes at least one writing rule, wherein the memorizing mode includes at least one memorizing rule, wherein the outputting mode includes at least one outputting rule, wherein the inquiry mode includes at least one inquiring rule, wherein the verification mode includes at least one verification rule, wherein the system update mode includes system update rules;

wherein the internal control mechanism will operate the inputting mode, the reading mode, the thinking mode, the writing mode, the memorizing mode, the outputting mode, the inquiry mode, the verification mode according to the internal control rules of internal control mechanism.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein if input is to be received from an inputting device, the internal control mechanism will operate inputting mode according to internal control rules, wherein the input information will be converted to format conformed with the format requirement by the executing system according to the inputting rules;

wherein the internal control mechanism will activate reading mode according to the internal control rules, wherein according to the reading rules, the input will be disseminated into elements and the element files of the knowledge structure with corresponding elements matched with the input elements will be located and loaded into the executing system according to the file organizing mechanism of the knowledge structure;

wherein when the input information is in language format, the reading mode will read the identifying information of the element files of each of the input elements according to the reading rules, wherein the structure rules of the internal control mechanism will determine sentence structure of the input to determine corresponding internal control rules for operating the internal control mechanism;

wherein when the input information is task command with specific format, the structure rule of the internal control mechanism will determine corresponding internal control rules for operating the internal control mechanism;

wherein the internal control mechanism will activate the thinking mode, wherein according to the thinking rules designated by the internal control mechanism, the thinking mode can establish new direct links between the existing elements of the knowledge structure that match with the elements of the input information according to the input information,

wherein the existing direct links between the existing elements that match with the elements of the input information and other existing elements of the knowledge structure in each of the said existing element file can be used to further provide new direct links between the existing elements that match with the elements of the input information and more other existing elements in the knowledge structure;

wherein when the task calls for establishing a direct link between a first existing element and a second existing element, the direct links of the first existing element with other existing elements in the knowledge structure according to the element file of said first existing element will lead to the element files of said other existing elements that link with the first existing element, the direct links of said other existing elements that link with the first existing element with more other existing elements in the knowledge structure according to the element files of said other existing elements that link with the first existing element will lead to the element files of said more other existing elements that link with the first existing element, wherein the direct links of the second existing element with other existing elements in the knowledge structure according to the element file of said second existing element will lead to the element files of said other existing elements that link with the second existing element, the direct links of said other existing elements that link with the second existing element with more other existing elements in the knowledge structure according to the element files of said other existing elements that link with the second existing element will lead to the element files of said more other existing elements that link with the second existing element, wherein the linking process can continue until at least one direct link between the existing element that links to the first existing element and the existing element that links to the second existing element is found, wherein a direct link between the first existing element and the second existing element can be established by tracing back the linking process;

wherein the thinking mode search the process structure for process files, and using the process files to make new direct links between the existing elements;

wherein when no direct link between the existing element that links to the first existing element and the existing element that links to the second existing element can be found, the internal control mechanism can operate inquiry mode according to inquiring rules, wherein the inquiries can be sent to display device or output device to inquire information, wherein the input information responding to the inquiries will be processed by inputting mode, reading mode, and thinking mode to find direct link between the first existing element and the second existing element.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the new direct link between the first existing element and the second existing element can be saved to the element file of the first existing element and the element file of the second existing element by the memorizing mode according to the memorizing rule, wherein the linking process for linking the first existing element with the second existing element can be saved as a process file to a process structure by the memorizing mode according to the memorizing rule, wherein information including the new direct link between the first existing element and the second existing element can be written to a display device by the writing mode according to the writing rules and the structure rules of the internal control mechanism, wherein the new direct link between the first existing element and the second existing element can be converted to information other than language and outputted as control signal to output device by the outputting mode according to the outputting rule.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the internal control mechanism can operate inquiry mode according to the internal control rules, wherein the inquiries can be sent to display device or output device to inquire information, wherein the input information responding to the inquiries will be processed by inputting mode, reading mode, and thinking mode, and memorizing mode to establish new direct links between the existing elements, new direct links between new elements and existing elements of the knowledge structure, and new element files.

6. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the internal control mechanism can operate the verification mode to verify new direct links and the new linking processes.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the executing system can save the operating process of the executing system to a system log.

8. A human-made thinking system comprising a knowledge structure, a process structure, and an executing system;

wherein the knowledge structure comprising a file organizing mechanism, and more than one element files including identifying information and knowledge information, wherein the identifying information identifies the elements, wherein the knowledge information includes knowledge about the elements, wherein the knowledge is information related to at least one direct links of the elements with other elements of the knowledge structure;

wherein the executing system comprising an internal control mechanism, and at least one thinking mode.

9. A human-made thinking system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the process structure further comprises at least one link process file.

10. A human-made thinking system as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a system log including at least one system log file.

11. A human-made thinking system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the executing system further comprises an inputting mode, a reading mode, a writing mode, a memorizing mode, an outputting mode, an inquiry mode, a verification mode, and a system update mode,

wherein the internal control mechanism further comprises at least one internal control rule, and at least one structure rule.

12. A human-made thinking system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the inputting mode includes at least one inputting rule, wherein the reading mode includes at least one reading rule, wherein the thinking mode includes at least one thinking mode, wherein the writing mode includes at least one writing mode, wherein the memorizing mode includes at least one memorizing rule, wherein the outputting mode includes at least one outputting rule, wherein the inquiry mode includes at least one inquiry rule, wherein the verification mode includes at least one verification rule, wherein the system update mode includes at least one system update rule.

13. A knowledge structure for human-made thinking system, comprising a file organizing mechanism, and more than one element files including identifying information and knowledge information, wherein the identifying information identifies the elements, wherein the knowledge information includes knowledge about the elements, wherein the knowledge is information related to at least one direct link of the elements with other elements of the knowledge structure.

14. A knowledge structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein the identifying information includes the first identification value indicating whether the element is a word, a phrase, or a symbol, the second identification value indicating which language is the word or phrase, the third identification value indicating the type of word or phrase, the fourth identification value indicating the class of word, and fifth identification value indicating the form of the word.

15. A knowledge structure as claimed in claim 14, wherein at least one of the elements is a word.

16. A knowledge structure as claimed in claim 14, wherein at least one of the elements is a phrase.

17. A knowledge structure as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least one of the element file includes a first link information file including at least a word tree, wherein at least one of the element file includes a second link information file including at least one word of the same meaning with the element.

18. A knowledge structure as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least one of the element file includes a third link information file including at least one usage rule for the element to be used in sentences, wherein at least one of the element file includes a fourth link information file including at least one condition or occurrence that will cause the action or condition represented by the word of the element file, wherein at least one of the element file includes a fifth link information file including at least one result caused by the action represented by the word of the element file.

19. A knowledge structure as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least one of the element file includes a sixth link information file including at least one attribute of the word of the element file, wherein at least one of the element file includes a seventh link information file including at least one word or phrase that the word or phrase of the element file is the attribute of.

20. A knowledge structure as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least one of the element file includes an eighth link information file including at least one of derivative attribute of the word of the element files, wherein at least one of the element file includes a ninth link information file including at least one word or phrase that the word of the element file is the derivative attribute of.