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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Stefan Frederik Franciscus Verlinden, Leiden, NL;
Hendrikus Johannes Verlinden, Leiden, NL;
Stefan Frederik Franciscus Verlinden, Leiden, NL;
Hendrikus Johannes Verlinden, Leiden, NL;
Vivici B.V., Leiden, NL;
Abstract
An expert system, in particular for medical diagnosis, includes a memoryfor storing a plurality of hypotheses. The hypotheses are arranged in a first and second disjoint group of hypotheses. The memory stores questions for rejecting hypotheses of the second group. An outputis used for supplying questions to a user. A inputis used for receiving initial data and answers to questions. A processoris programmed to select questions from the stored questions for those hypotheses from the second group that are possible in dependence on the initial data. The processor also determines from answer(s) received in response to outputting the selected questions whether at least one of the hypotheses of the second group is possible. In response to determining that no hypothesis of the second group is possible, the processor supplies a most likely hypothesis of the first group.