Method for serving engineering rules on a network through servlet and applet
First Claim
1. A method for determining the correctness of proposed data for engineering parameters using a server side computer and a client side computer connected to each other via an electronic network, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a knowledge base of data;
storing the knowledge base of data on the server side computer;
inputting data into an applet by a user on a client side computer;
receiving by the server side computer the inputted data from the client side computer via the electronic network;
identifying and uploading a specific knowledge base from the knowledge base of data by the server side computer based on the inputted data;
asserting facts from the specific knowledge base against the inputted data by the server side computer;
locating rules from the specific knowledge base having the facts as a part thereof by the server side computer;
applying the rules to the inputted data by the server side computer and preparing results data; and
transmitting the results data by the server side computer to the client side computer via the electronic network.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining the correctness of proposed values or data for engineering parameters. The method incorporates the use of a server side computer and a client side computer connected to each other via an electronic network. The method includes the steps of obtaining a knowledge base of data. The knowledge base is stored on the server side computer. Proposed values or data are generated at the client side computer using an applet. The proposed data is then transmitted over the network from the client side computer to the server side network. The proposed data is then compared against the knowledge base of data using a servlet designed to invoke and utilize computers other than the server side computer that may have rules or facts necessary to test the proposed data. The results are prepared and then transmitted from the server side computer to the client side computer. The client side computer does not require a proprietary application to be resident therein. It merely requires a web browser to access and utilize all of the information resident in the knowledge base stored in the server side computer.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining the correctness of proposed data for engineering parameters using a server side computer and a client side computer connected to each other via an electronic network, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a knowledge base of data;
storing the knowledge base of data on the server side computer;
inputting data into an applet by a user on a client side computer;
receiving by the server side computer the inputted data from the client side computer via the electronic network;
identifying and uploading a specific knowledge base from the knowledge base of data by the server side computer based on the inputted data;
asserting facts from the specific knowledge base against the inputted data by the server side computer;
locating rules from the specific knowledge base having the facts as a part thereof by the server side computer;
applying the rules to the inputted data by the server side computer and preparing results data; and
transmitting the results data by the server side computer to the client side computer via the electronic network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16)
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12. A method for determining the correctness of proposed data for engineering parameters using a server side computer and a client side computer connected to each other via an electronic network, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a knowledge base of data;
storing the knowledge base of data on the server side computer;
inputting data into an applet by a user on a client side computer;
receiving by the server side computer the inputted data from the client side computer via the electronic network;
identifying and uploading a specific knowledge base from the knowledge base of data by the server side computer based on the inputted data;
asserting facts from the specific knowledge base against the inputted data by the server side computer;
locating engineering rules from the specific knowledge base having the facts as a part thereof by the server side computer;
applying the engineering rules to the inputted data by the server side computer and preparing results data;
transmitting the results data by the server side computer to the client side computer via the electronic network; and
determining whether the results data is acceptable. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 18)
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17. A method for determining the correctness of proposed data for engineering parameters using a server side computer and a client side computer connected to each other via an electronic network, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a knowledge base of data;
storing the knowledge base of data on the server side computer;
inputting data into an applet by a user on a client side computer;
receiving by the server side computer the inputted data from the client side computer via the electronic network;
identifying and uploading a specific knowledge base from the knowledge base of data by the server side computer based on the inputted data;
asserting facts from the specific knowledge base against the inputted data by the server side computer;
locating engineering rules from the specific knowledge base having the facts as a part thereof by the server side computer;
applying the engineering rules to the data by the server side computer and preparing results data;
transmitting the results data to the client side computer via the electronic network;
determining whether the results data is acceptable;
returning to the input step for new data if the results data is not acceptable; and
outputting results if the results data is acceptable.
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