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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2008
Jeffrey D. Kelly, Scarborough, CA;
Danielle Zyngier, Bolton, CA;
Jeffrey D. Kelly, Scarborough, CA;
Danielle Zyngier, Bolton, CA;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system includes a plurality of hierarchical layers configured to solve a decision-making problem. Each hierarchical layer is configured to generate solution data representing a possible solution to a sub-problem associated with the decision-making problem. Each hierarchical layer is also configured to receive orders and to use the orders during generation of the solution data. The orders include orders based on the solution data from a higher hierarchical layer, orders based on feedback from a lower hierarchical layer, and/or orders that are exogenously provided. Each hierarchical layer could be configured to use the orders to simplify a search for the possible solution to the sub-problem being solved by that hierarchical layer, such as by excluding solutions inconsistent with the orders.