DATA MINING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING ROUTING PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS

• US 20090063482A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Levanoni, Menachem
• Application Number:
  US11/849,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20090063482A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2465 Query processing support for facilitating data mining operations in structured databases

Abstract

A computer method for enhancing routing problems solutions. The method includes the steps of providing a problem database comprising a compendium of problem history; providing a solution database comprising a compendium of at least one of routing problems solutions, routing information, and routing diagnostics; and, employing a data mining technique for interrogating the problem and solution databases for generating an output data stream, the output data stream correlating problem with solution.

Claims

1. A computer method comprising the steps of:

i) providing a problem database comprising a compendium of problem history;

ii) providing a solution database comprising a compendium of at least one of routing problems solutions, routing information, and routing diagnostics;

and

iii) employing a data mining technique for interrogating said problem and solution databases for generating an output data stream, said output data stream correlating routing problem with solution.

2. A method according to claim 1, comprising a step of updating the problem database.

3. A method according to claim 2, comprising a step of updating the problem database so that it includes the results of employing a data mining technique.

4. A method according to claim 1, comprising a step of updating the solution database.

5. A method according to claim 4, comprising a step of updating the solution database so that it includes the effects of employing a data mining technique on the problem database.

6. A method according to claim 2, comprising a step of refining a employed data mining technique in cognizance of pattern changes embedded in each database as a consequence of updating the problem database.

7. A method according to claim 4, comprising a step of refining a employed data mining technique in cognizance of pattern changes embedded in each database as a consequence of updating the solution database.

8. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing an interactive routing problems solutions database, the method comprising the steps of:

i) providing a problem database comprising a compendium of problem history;

ii) providing a solution database comprising a compendium of at least one of routing problems solutions, routing information, and routing diagnostics;

and

iii) employing a data mining technique for interrogating said problem and solution databases for generating an output data stream, said output data stream correlating routing problem with solution.

9. A computer comprising:

i) means for inputting a problem database comprising a compendium of problem history;

ii) means for inputting a solution database comprising a compendium of at least one of routing problems solutions, routing information, and routing diagnostics;

iii) means for employing a data mining technique for interrogating said problem and solution databases;

and

iv) means for generating an output data stream, said output data stream correlating routing problem with solution.