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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1992
Joseph B Elad, Claymont, DE (US);
Apperson H Johnson, Wilmington, DE (US);
Laurence A Kramer, North East, MD (US);
Jeffrey C Kirk, Newtown Square, PA (US);
Irene H Philips, New Castle, DE (US);
Susan M Zickus, Wilmington, DE (US);
Daniel L Chester, Newark, DE (US);
Erwin M Saniga, Little Britain, PA (US);
William M Norman, III, Landenberg, PA (US);
Quantum Development Corporation, Claymont, DE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for representing and solving problems allows a user to enter objects and attributes, and to form a table of at least two dimensions having object-attribute pairs. An object hierarchy is then implemented using the entered objects. A score is maintained reflecting how closely the constraints of a particular problem are to being satisfied and the degree of progress in the direction of stated objectives of the problem.