Patent ID: 6098061
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
A computer system comprising:a first knowledge base, including a first computer readable medium for storing information representing human-understandable knowledge;second knowledge base, independently provided from the first knowledge base, the second knowledge base including a second computer readable medium for storing information representing computer-understandable knowledge;a first inference device, included in the second knowledge base, for generating a first result indication of a first problem by using the information representing computer-understandable knowledge stored in the second computer readable medium;a control device, includinga solution interpreting portion for interpreting the first result generated by the first inference device, anda retrieving condition generating portion for generating at least one of a retrieving condition and criteria for retrieving the information representing human understandable knowledge related to the first result; anda retrieval device, included in the first knowledge base, for retrieving information representing human-understandable knowledge related to the first result from the first computer readable medium in accordance with the at least one of a retrieving condition and criteria generated by the retrieving condition generating portion, whereinsaid human-understandable knowledge includes at least one of a text, a figure, a sketch, on-line pen input, pointing information, a table, an image, a moving picture, voice, sound and hyper text.