Hitachi, Ltd.

Hiroko Tanabe

Shoichi Masui

Hiroshi Yajima

Rei Itsuki

Kikuo Yoshimura

A method and apparatus for processing a knowledge which divides a knowledge base into at least two knowledge portions, that is, rule groups so as to permit the rule groups to be processed independently of one another, and selects, as a portion to be processed, only a corresponding divided knowledge portion based on characteristics of knowledge required for a knowledge processing in a scheduling problem which includes a large number of planning data to be processed and a plurality of restricting conditions, thereby enabling a highly efficient and high speed scheduling.

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Osaka, Japan

Hiroko Tanabe