Evaluation system for determining analogy and symmetric comparison among objects in model-based computation systems
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1. A system for determining a selected relationship among a plurality of objects each having a plurality of characteristics having diverse values, said system comprising:
- A. Association means for establishing associations among characteristics of said objects;
B. comparison means for performing a selected similarity operation in connection with each of the values of associated ones of said objects'"'"' characteristics to determine a characteristic similarity value associated with said characteristics; and
C. similarity determination means for performing a composite operation in response to the characteristic similarity values for determining a composite similarity value representing a degree of similarity among objects.
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Abstract
A mechanism for determining analogy and symmetric comparison among objects based on characteristics and weighting values provided by an operator or calling program. The characteristics of each object are defined in a reference table. A similarity table is constructed in which comparisons and differences between objects are detailed based on whether they possess similar characteristics. The weights are used to provide a quantitative measure of similarity and difference.
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1. A system for determining a selected relationship among a plurality of objects each having a plurality of characteristics having diverse values, said system comprising:
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A. Association means for establishing associations among characteristics of said objects; B. comparison means for performing a selected similarity operation in connection with each of the values of associated ones of said objects'"'"' characteristics to determine a characteristic similarity value associated with said characteristics; and C. similarity determination means for performing a composite operation in response to the characteristic similarity values for determining a composite similarity value representing a degree of similarity among objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for determining a selected relationship among a plurality of objects each having a plurality of characteristics having diverse values, said method comprising the steps of:
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A. establishing associations among characteristics of said objects; B. performing a selected similarity operation in connection with each of the values of associated ones of said objects'"'"' characteristics to determine a characteristic similarity value associated with said characteristics; and C. performing a composite operation in response to the characteristics similarity values for determining a composite similarity value representing a degree of similarity among objects. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for determining a selected relationship between a plurality of objects each having characteristics, including type characteristics and value characteristics, each said value characteristic representing a value associated with a type characteristic, said characteristics being defined by entries in a reference table, said system comprising:
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A. similarity table establishment means for establishing a similarity table in response to the contents of the reference tables of said objects, said similarity table including a plurality of records, with each record having a plurality of characteristic fields for receiving associated type characteristics and value characteristics represented by the contents of corresponding entries in said reference tables of said objects; B. comparison means for performing a similarity function in connection with the contents of the characteristic fields in each record in said similarity table to determine the degree of similarity between type characteristics and value characteristics defined by the contents of the respective fields; and C. similarity determination means responsive to the comparison determined by said comparison means for determining the degree of similarity between the respective objects. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 46, 47, 48)
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34. A method of determining a selected relationship between a plurality of objects each having characteristics, including type characteristics and value characteristics, each said value characteristic representing a value associated with a type characteristic, said characteristics being defined by entries in a reference table, said system comprising:
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A. establishing a similarity table in response to the contents of the reference tables of said objects, said similarity table including a plurality of records, with each record having a plurality of characteristic fields for receiving associated type characteristics and value characteristics represented by the contents of corresponding entries in said reference tables of said objects; B. performing a similarity function in connection with the contents of the characteristic fields in each record in said similarity table to determine the degree of similarity between type characteristics and value characteristics defined by the contents of the respective fields; and C. determining the degree of similarity between the respective objects in response to the determined degree of similarity. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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49. A system for determining a selected relationship between a plurality of objects each having characteristics defined by entries in a reference table, said system comprising:
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A. similarity table establishment means for establishing a similarity table in response to the contents of the reference tables of said objects, said similarity table including a plurality of records, with each record having a plurality of characteristic fields for receiving associated characteristics represented by the contents of corresponding entries in said reference tables of said objects, a similarity field and a difference field; B. comparison means for performing a similarity function in connection with the contents of the characteristic fields in each record in said similarity table to determine the degree of similarity between characteristics defined by the contents of the respective fields; and C. similarity determination means responsive to the comparison determined by said comparison means for determining the degree of similarity between the respective objects and for establishing the values in said similarity field and said difference field of each record in response to the comparison performed by said similarity determination means. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method of determining a selected relationship between a plurality of object each having characteristics defined by entries in a reference table, said system comprising:
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A. establishing a similarity table in response to the contents of the reference tables of said objects, said similarity table including a plurality of records, with each record having a plurality of characteristic fields for receiving associated characteristics represented by the contents of corresponding entries in said reference tables of said objects, a similarity field and a difference field; B. performing a similarity function in connection with the contents of the characteristic fields in each record in said similarity table to determine the degree of similarity between characteristics defined by the contents of the respective fields; and C. determining the degree of similarity between the respective objects and for establishing the values in said similarity field and said difference field of each record in response to the degree of similarity determined by said similarity function. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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