Multi-dimensional, expert behavior-emulation system
First Claim
1. A computer method for emulating an expert decision-making process based on an history of behaviors by human experts in a variety of observed merchandise allocation situations to provide a user a recommended-allocation of merchandise solution to a merchandise allocation-situation to be processed, the method comprising:
- receiving situation data representative of a merchandise allocation situation to be processed;
extracting situation features from the situation data;
recognizing a behavior method from a pattern of situation features and identifying the recognized behavior method;
calculating parameter values based on the situation features for parameters in the recognized behavior method;
executing the recognized behavior method on the situation data using the parameter values to provide a recommended merchandise allocation solution for the merchandise allocation situation; and
displaying the recommended merchandise allocation solution to the user.
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Abstract
An expert decision-making method is emulated based on a history of behaviors by experts in a variety of observed situations. The history of behaviors is built up from observations of actions taken by experts in analyzing a plurality of situations. Situation data representative of a situation to be processed is received, and situation features are extracted from the situation data. Each situation feature is associated with an expert behavior method used to process the situation. A behavior method is recognized from a pattern of situation features. Recognizing a behavior method is based on feature/method separation data in multidimensional space of features into areas with each area associated with a method used by experts. Parameter values for parameters in the recognized behavior method are calculated based on the situation features. The calculation of parameter values is accomplished by recognizing parameter calculation rules and calculating the parameter values using the rules. A parameter calculation rule for each parameter in the behavior method is recognized from a pattern of situation features. Recognizing a parameter calculation rule is based on feature/parameter-calculation-rules separation data of multidimensional space of features into areas with each area associated with a parameter calculation rule used by experts. The recognized behavior method is executed on the situation data using the calculated parameter values to recommend a solution for the situation. The recommended solution has solution data representing a plan of action to provide the solution and remainder data representing unprocessed situation data. A test detects whether the remainder data is in a target range. If the remainder data is not in the target range, the actions to recommend a solution are repeated until the test detects the remainder data is in the target range.
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1. A computer method for emulating an expert decision-making process based on an history of behaviors by human experts in a variety of observed merchandise allocation situations to provide a user a recommended-allocation of merchandise solution to a merchandise allocation-situation to be processed, the method comprising:
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receiving situation data representative of a merchandise allocation situation to be processed; extracting situation features from the situation data; recognizing a behavior method from a pattern of situation features and identifying the recognized behavior method; calculating parameter values based on the situation features for parameters in the recognized behavior method; executing the recognized behavior method on the situation data using the parameter values to provide a recommended merchandise allocation solution for the merchandise allocation situation; and displaying the recommended merchandise allocation solution to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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