Patent ID: 8909570
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: G06F,G06N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented data mining system, for use with a data mining training database containing training data, comprising: a memory storing a candidate gene database having a pool of candidate individuals, each candidate individual identifying a plurality of conditions and at least one corresponding proposed output in dependence upon the conditions, each candidate individual further having associated therewith an indication of a respective fitness estimate, and an indication of a respective testing experience level; a gene pool processor which: a gene harvesting module providing for deployment selected ones of the individuals from the gene pool, wherein the gene pool processor includes a competition module which selects individuals for discarding from the gene pool in dependence upon both their updated fitness estimate and their testing experience level, including a first instance of considering a subject individual for discarding in dependence upon both its fitness estimate and its testing experience level, and a second instance of considering the subject individual for discarding in dependence upon both its fitness estimate and its testing experience level, and wherein the second instance occurs after the subject individual has more testing experience than at the first instance.