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Configuration knowledge as an aid to case retrieval

  • US 6,026,393 A
  • Filed: 03/31/1998
  • Issued: 02/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for matching solved cases to a new problem in a case-based reasoning system, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) storing case data for a plurality of solved cases in a solved case database, the case data comprising a set of attributes and attribute values for each of the solved cases;

    (b) storing component data for a plurality of apparatus in a domain database, the component data comprising a plurality of attributes;

    (c) storing configuration data for a plurality of identified apparatus in a configuration database, the configuration data comprising indicators for the components that are not part of each of the identified apparatus;

    (d) prompting the user to select a problem apparatus from the plurality of identified apparatus stored in the configuration database;

    (e) creating a relevant attributes list comprising all of the attributes in the selected problem apparatus; and

    (f) creating a subset of solved cases by filtering from the solved case database, any solved case that contains an attribute not in the relevant attributes list.

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