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Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011

Filed:

May. 30, 2008
Applicants:

Barbara Von Halle, Mendham, NJ (US);

Laurence Goldberg, Cary, NC (US);

Inventors:

Barbara von Halle, Mendham, NJ (US);

Laurence Goldberg, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06E 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A business decision modeling system graphically models business decisions using a rule family structure that adheres to Decision Model principles. In tabular representations, for example, two-dimensional rule families have a heading and a body. The heading includes one or more condition fact types and one conclusion fact type. The body includes unique logic statements corresponding with the heading's fact types, with operators and operands indicating how the logic operates on conditions to determine conclusions. All tested conditions fact types must be true for the conclusion fact type to be true. No two rule families can have the same conclusion fact type, and the conclusion fact type of a first rule family can be a condition fact type of a second rule family. Logic statements are atomic and cannot be further decomposed. The semantic and business integrity of the business rules ensure high quality logic traceable to business objectives.


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