METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOLVING TASKS

• US 20110106818A1
• Filed: 10/29/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Theurer, Charles Burton, Zhang, Li, Mackenzie, Patricia Denise, Carbone, John William, Salvo, Joseph James
• Application Number:
  US12/608,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20110106818A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/749
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2452 Query translation

Abstract

A system for determining a solution is presented. The system includes a plurality of nodes operationally associated with one another via a network. The plurality of nodes include a data repository configured to store information and experiences of a corresponding node, a processing subsystem operationally coupled to the data repository, and configured to generate a target query, receive a target query from one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes, or both, select one or more target query relevant nodes from the plurality of nodes based on the target query, extract target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences from a corresponding data repository, exchange the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences with the one or more target query relevant nodes; and collectively determine a solution to the target query based upon the exchanged target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences.

Claims

1. A system for determining a solution, comprising:

a plurality of nodes operationally associated with one another, each of the plurality of nodes, comprising;

a data repository configured to store information and experiences of a corresponding node;

a processing subsystem operationally coupled to the data repository, and configured to;

generate a target query, receive a target query from one or more nodes in the plurality of nodes, or both;

select one or more target query relevant nodes from the plurality of nodes based upon the target query;

extract target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences from a corresponding data repository;

exchange the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences with the one or more target query relevant nodes; and

collectively determine a solution to the target query based upon the exchanged target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes comprises telematics devices, non-telematics devices, peer devices, non-peer devices, or combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes are operationally associated with one another via a network.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the network comprises a satellite network, a local area network, a wide area network, a private network, a wired network, a wireless network, or combinations thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes are configured to communicate with the one or more target query relevant nodes via a Bluetooth, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), a General Packet Radio Service method (GPRS), a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access method (Wi-Max), Wi-Fi, 802.15.4 (Zigbee or similar), Internet, or combinations thereof.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more target query relevant nodes comprise peer nodes, friend nodes, nodes that are expected to have a solution or an experience related to the target query, or combinations thereof.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more target query relevant nodes are located in a desired geographical area.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more target query relevant nodes are located in a determined range.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a traffic information/monitoring and prediction system, an aircraft air and ground traffic monitoring and prediction system, a stock market prediction system, a videogame, a social problem solving system, a prognostics and health maintenance system, a personal companion, or combinations thereof.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the information stored in the data repository comprises details of the corresponding node in the plurality of nodes.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the experiences stored in the data repository comprise successful past actions or reactions of the corresponding node in response to a past target query.

12. A method for determining a solution, comprising:

generating a target query by a node in a plurality of nodes, receiving a target query from one or more nodes in the plurality of nodes, or both;

selecting one or more target query relevant nodes from the plurality of nodes based upon the target query;

extracting target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences from a corresponding data repository;

exchanging the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences with the one or more target query relevant nodes; and

collectively determining a solution corresponding to the target query based upon the exchanged target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein selecting the one or more target query relevant nodes further comprises communicating the target query and information corresponding to the node to the one or more target query relevant nodes.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein extracting the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences further comprises receiving the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences communicated to the node by the one or more target query relevant nodes.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein collectively determining the solution corresponding to the target query comprises:

analyzing the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences received from the one or more target query relevant nodes to determine existence of atleast a desired number of similar target query relevant experiences having atleast desired similarities in the corresponding target query relevant information; and

verifying determination of a solution corresponding to the target query.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein collectively determining a solution corresponding to the target query further comprises:

selecting a subset of the one or more target query relevant nodes after an unsuccessful verification of the determination of the solution corresponding to the target query;

generating one or more secondary target queries;

communicating the one or more secondary target queries to the subset of the one or more target query relevant nodes; and

receiving target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences from the subset of the one or more target query relevant nodes.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences comprises:

searching for target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences in data repositories corresponding to the one or more nodes in the plurality of nodes; and

verifying existence of the target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences in the corresponding data repositories.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein receiving the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences further comprises communicating the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences to the node after successful verification of the existence of target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences in one or more of the corresponding data repositories.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein receiving the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences further comprises communicating the target query and the information to other nodes in the network after unsuccessful verification of the existence of the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences in one or more of the corresponding data repositories.