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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1992
Setsuo Tsuruta, Machida, JP;
Kiyomi Kishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kuniaki Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenobu Yanai, Katsuta, JP;
Kiminori Nakamura, Machida, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Control Systems, Inc., Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi Microcomputer Engineering Ltd., Kodaira, JP;
Abstract
A problem solving system including apparatus for representing a relationship between a goal including subgoals and its lower level subgoals and for achieving the goal as a strategy of a first kind. Apparatus is provided for repetitively dividing a goal including subgoals into its lower level subgoals according to the relationship between the goal and the subgoals. A strategy of a second kind is used to specify the functions to be performed by the apparatus to achieve the lowest subgoal. Apparatus is also provided for simplifying and solving a complicated problem by executing the goal including subgoals by use of the strategies of the first and second kinds.