Information processing apparatus for obtaining output data from plural sets of input and output data values

• US 5,682,466 A
• Filed: 09/08/1993
• Issued: 10/28/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yoda, Mikio, Maeda, Akira, Funabashi, Motohisa, Yanagi, Mitsuo, Yamaoka, Hiromasa, Fujikura, Nobuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafiz, Tariq R.
• Application Number:
  US08/117,765
• Time in Patent Office: 1,511 Days
• Field of Search: 395/11, 395/50, 395/51, 395/77, 395/60, 395/52, 395/61, 395/75, 395/20-27, 382/155-159, 382/181
• US Class Current: 706/46
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/0275 using fuzzy logic only

Abstract

An information processing apparatus, which is easy to design and has functions of high speed processing, learning, and so on, includes a plurality of memories for storing sets of previously known input data (called response pattern data) and correct output data corresponding thereto; a comparator for providing input data supplied in actual operations to the plurality of sets and comparing the input data with the response pattern data in each set; an evaluation unit for evaluating the distance (degree of similarity) between the input data and the response pattern data; and a generator for generating final outputs by composing the evaluation result for each set and the output data in that set, for example, using a method which calculates weighted average values based on the evaluated distances.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means;

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus; and

means for controlling said plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means to operate simultaneously in parallel.

2. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data therebetween for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means; and

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus;

wherein said comparing-and-evaluating means are different from each other depending on said storage means with which each comparing-and-evaluating means has said one-to-one operative correspondence.

3. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means; and

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus;

wherein said calculating means includes means for selecting a plurality of data sets constituted by a respective pair of input data and output data in order of degree of similarity evaluated by said comparing-and-evaluating means, and means for obtaining the new output data based on output data of the plurality of data sets selected by said selecting means.

4. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means; and

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus;

wherein said comparing-and-evaluating means includes means for obtaining said degree of similarity by calculating the distance between new input data supplied to said information processing apparatus and stored input data stored in said storage means.

5. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means; and

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus;

wherein said calculating means includes means for deriving stored output data stored in one of said storage means by an averaging processing using said degree of similarity as a weighting coefficient.

6. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means; and

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus;

wherein said plurality of storage means are independent of each other;

wherein said plurality of storage means and said calculating means are connected to a common data bus;

wherein said plurality of storage means and said calculating means transfer said stored input data and said stored output data therebetween through said common data bus; and

wherein said comparing-and-evaluating means includes means for outputting the degrees of similarity evaluated by the comparison of the new input data with the stored input data to said calculating means.

7. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means;

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus;

means for storing a number for identifying the stored input data instead of said stored output data together with the stored input data as a data set;

means for calculating output data corresponding to the stored input data of a data set from the identification number stored in said data set; and

means for calculating new output data using the calculated output data and results of said comparing and evaluating by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each data set;

wherein said means for calculating output data corresponding to the stored input data of the data set from the identification number includes means for storing information representing a correspondence of said identification number to said calculated output data.

8. An information processing apparatus for calculating output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a plurality of storage means for storing at least one data set, each data set being constituted by a pair of input data and output data;

means for receiving new input data and supplying said new input data to said plurality of storage means;

a plurality of comparing-and-evaluating means, in one-to-one operative correspondence with said plurality of storage means, for comparing said supplied new input data with the stored input data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means, and for evaluating a degree of similarity between the supplied new input data and the stored input data for each data set;

calculating means for calculating new output data using results of said comparing and evaluating, performed by said comparing-and-evaluating means for each of said at least one data set, and using the output data in each of said at least one data set stored in said plurality of storage means;

output means for outputting said new output data calculated by said calculating means as output data of said information processing apparatus; and

means for inputting stored input data and correct output data for the stored input data, and for modifying the stored contents of the stored input data and stored output data stored in said storage means based on the difference between the new output data derived corresponding to the stored input data and the inputted correct output data;

wherein said each storage means is composed of both a rewritable memory and an unrewritable read only memory; and

wherein said means for modifying the stored contents includes means for modifying the contents stored in the rewritable memory.

9. An information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said means for modifying the stored contents includes means for correcting said stored input data and output data so as to reduce the difference between said new output data and said inputted correct output data.

10. An information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said means for modifying the stored contents includes means for additionally storing a data set of input data and output data.

11. An information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said means for modifying the stored contents replaces an unnecessary data set of input data and output data with a new data set.

12. An information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said each storage means includes means for outputting at least one of output data and a degree of similarity respectively at different timings.

13. An information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said each storage means includes means for determining an output timing for said each storage means based on said degree of similarity.

14. An information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said each storage means includes:

means for calculating a waiting time of said each storage means based on said degree of similarity; and

means for outputting at least one of the output data and the degree of similarity after the lapse of the waiting time calculated by said calculating means.

15. An information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said calculating means includes means for determining total output data using data outputted from said storage means.

16. An information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said calculating means includes means for selecting a predetermined number of earlier outputted data within data outputted from said storage means and for determining the total output data from the selected predetermined number of earlier data.

17. An information processing apparatus for delivering output data having at least one element from input data having a plurality of elements, comprising:

a knowledge base for storing knowledge for deriving output data from input data;

an inference engine for actuating said knowledge stored in said knowledge base on the input data and simultaneously performing an inference;

an associative engine for storing a plurality of data sets each constituted by a pair of said input data and output data, and for generating new output data associated with new input data supplied to said information processing apparatus on the basis of said stored plurality of data sets;

means for comparing an output of said inference engine with an output of said associative engine;

means for modifying said input data and said output data of a data set stored in said associative engine on the basis of said comparison result,

said modifying means including means for newly storing a set of new input data supplied to said information processing apparatus and output data from said inference engine;

means for finding input data elements necessary to derive output data of said inference engine; and

means for newly storing a set of values of the input data elements found by said finding means and the output data.

18. An information processing apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising, when output data from said associative engine are utilized, means for using said output data of said associative engine as said new output data of said information processing apparatus.

19. An information processing apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising, when output data from said associative engine cannot be utilized, means for supplying said new input data to said inference engine and for using an output from said inference engine as said new output data of said information processing apparatus.