Abstract rule sets

A method, system and article of manufacture for processing rule sets and, more particularly, for processing abstract rule sets having one or more abstract rules. One embodiment provides a computer-implemented method of generating recommendations using a suitable rules engine. The method comprises re...

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Main Authors KOLZ DANIEL P, TENNER JEFFREY W, DETTINGER RICHARD D, DIETEL JOHN D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.05.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method, system and article of manufacture for processing rule sets and, more particularly, for processing abstract rule sets having one or more abstract rules. One embodiment provides a computer-implemented method of generating recommendations using a suitable rules engine. The method comprises retrieving an abstract rule having a conditional statement and a consequential statement. The consequential statement defines a particular recommendation that is returned when the conditional statement is satisfied. The conditional statement and the consequential statement are defined using logical field definitions defined in an abstraction model that models underlying physical data in a manner making a schema of the physical data transparent to a user of the abstraction model. The method further comprises transforming the abstract rule into a transformed rule; and executing, by the rules engine, the transformed rule. If the conditional statement is resolved to true for the executed transformed rule, the particular recommendation is returned.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050272583