Memory system for storing and retrieving experience and knowledge with natural language utilizing state representation data, word sense numbers, function codes and/or directed graphs
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1. A method of processing natural language, which comprises stepsproviding electronically encoded data which is representative of said natural language, providing a dictionary data base wherein said dictionary data base contains a plurality of entries which are comprised of one or more of syntax usage data, associated word sense numbers having associated state representation data, and/or function codes, lexically processing said electronically encoded data to access said dictionary data base, providing a grammar specification, providing a data base of requirements such that said requirements must be met by said associated state representation data of said word sense numbers for said word sense numbers to be selected, utilizing said syntax usage data which are from entries of said dictionary data base and which are associated with words of said natural language with reference to said grammar specification to select word sense numbers associated with said natural language words such that said associated state representation data of said associated word sense numbers meet said requirements for selecting said associated word sense numbers.
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A memory system for storing and retrieving experience and knowledge with natural language through methods and apparatus is disclosed. The primary components of this memory system include syntactic processes, function word processes, ellipsis processes, morphology processes, meaning word sense number processes, purpose identification processes, plausibility and expectedness processes, communication processes, context storage processes, and text generation processes. The function word processes select and evaluate functions associated with function words which are certain words in each part of speech. Ellipsis processes replace unstated words. Morphology processes replace morphological words with phrases or clauses composed of function words and word sense numbers. A word sense number is an address to the meaning of a word. Certain nouns, verbs, and adjectives are meaning words. Word sense numbers are selected to be consistent with the context of the clause containing the words, the context, and stored experience and knowledge. Experience and knowledge are stored as nodes with associated clause implying word sense numbers organized into paths in a directed graph. Nodes in the directed graph have access conditions which determine if a node is accessible on a path. A path has an associated purpose relation which is any concept that labels the path. Purpose identification processes select: purpose relations, experience and knowledge, processes for setting a verb'"'"'s result states or a state value, object classification paths, and activity selection paths. The communication processes coordinate incoming and outgoing natural language text. Text generation processes generate natural language text from word sense numbers.
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1. A method of processing natural language, which comprises steps
providing electronically encoded data which is representative of said natural language, providing a dictionary data base wherein said dictionary data base contains a plurality of entries which are comprised of one or more of syntax usage data, associated word sense numbers having associated state representation data, and/or function codes, lexically processing said electronically encoded data to access said dictionary data base, providing a grammar specification, providing a data base of requirements such that said requirements must be met by said associated state representation data of said word sense numbers for said word sense numbers to be selected, utilizing said syntax usage data which are from entries of said dictionary data base and which are associated with words of said natural language with reference to said grammar specification to select word sense numbers associated with said natural language words such that said associated state representation data of said associated word sense numbers meet said requirements for selecting said associated word sense numbers.
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13. A method of processing natural language, which comprises steps
providing electronically encoded data which is representative of said natural language, providing a dictionary data base wherein said dictionary data base contains a plurality of entries which are comprised of one or more of syntax usage data, associated word sense numbers having associated state representation data, and/or function codes, lexically processing said electronically encoded data to access said dictionary data base, providing a grammar specification, providing a data base of requirements such that said requirements must be met by said state representation data associated with said word sense numbers for said word sense numbers to be selected, utilizing said syntax usage data which are from entries of said dictionary data base and which are associated with words of said natural language with reference to said grammar specification to select word sense numbers associated with said natural language words such that said associated state representation data of said associated word sense numbers meet said requirements for selecting said associated word sense numbers, finding said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected, providing an experience and knowledge data base which is comprised of directed graphs comprised of nodes with associated access conditions for accessing said nodes and with associated clause implying word sense numbers organized into paths of said nodes such that said nodes have said access conditions which are met when said accessed node corresponds to a class of said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected and said accessed node contains clause implying word sense numbers which are utilized to ask questions about said class of said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected, accessing said experience and knowledge data base nodes which correspond to said classes of said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected with said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected such that said access conditions of said node are met, accessing said dictionary data base with said natural language words which are associated with said word sense numbers of said accessed node of said experience and knowledge data base, utilizing said syntax usage data and said natural language words which are from said dictionary data base entries and which are associated with said word sense numbers associated with said accessed node with reference to said grammar specification to generate outgoing natural language to ask one or more questions about said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected.
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16. A method of processing natural language, which comprises steps
providing electronically encoded data which is representative of said natural language, providing a dictionary data base wherein said dictionary data base contains a plurality of entries which are comprised of one or more of syntax usage data, associated word sense numbers having associated state representation data, and/or function codes, lexically processing said electronically encoded data to access said dictionary data base, providing a grammar specification, providing a data base of requirements such that said requirements must be met by said state representation data associated with said word sense numbers for said word sense numbers to be selected, utilizing said syntax usage data which are from entries of said dictionary data base and which are associated with words of said natural language with reference to said grammar specification to select word sense numbers associated with said natural language words such that said associated state representation data of said associated word sense numbers meet said requirements for selecting said associated word sense numbers, finding said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected, providing natural language sources such that each said source has electronically encoded data which is representative of words of said natural language which state data about said natural language words, providing an experience and knowledge data base which is comprised of directed graphs comprised of nodes with associated access conditions for accessing said nodes and with associated data organized into paths of said nodes such that said nodes have said access conditions which are met when said accessed node corresponds to a class of said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected and said accessed node contains data which designates which of said provided sources has said natural language which state data about said classes of said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected, accessing said experience and knowledge data base nodes which correspond to said classes of said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected with said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected such that said access conditions of said node are met, processing to access said source associated with said accessed node to obtain said electronically encoded data which is representative of said stated natural language data about said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected, lexically processing said electronically encoded data which is representative of said obtained stated natural language data about said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected to access said dictionary data base, utilizing said syntax usage data which are from entries of said dictionary data base and which are associated with words of said obtained stated natural language data about said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected with reference to said grammar specification to select word sense numbers associated with said obtained stated natural language words such that said associated state representation data of said associated word sense numbers of said obtained stated natural language words meet said requirements for selecting said associated word sense numbers, providing an experience and knowledge data base which is comprised of directed graphs comprised of nodes with associated access conditions for accessing said nodes and with associated processes organized into paths of said nodes such that said nodes have said access conditions which are met when said accessed node corresponds to a class of data of said word sense numbers about said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected and said accessed node contains processes which associate said class of said data of said word sense numbers with said dictionary data base and/or said requirements data base, accessing said experience and knowledge data base nodes which correspond to said classes of data of said word sense numbers about said natural language words which have no associated word sense numbers which can be selected with said obtained stated data of word sense numbers about said natural language word which has no associated word sense numbers which can be selected such that said access conditions of said node are met, performing said process of said accessed node to associate said obtained stated data of said word sense numbers with said dictionary data base and/or said requirements data base.
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