Patent ID: 7095875
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: B07C,G06K,G06N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method to arbitrate between results to be arbitrated in order to effectuate a desired result, said results to be arbitrated obtained by one of a plurality of procedures from observationally derived data, each of said results to be arbitrated having a representative characteristic, said representative characteristic herinafter referred to as a type, said method comprising the steps of: comparing the results to be arbitrated to a plurality of known incorrect results; and discarding any of said results to be arbitrated that matches any one of said known incorrect results; applying, after discarding any of said results to be arbitrated, steps comprising; a. ranking each of the procedures according to confidence on each of said procedures; b. classifying each of the results to be arbitrated according to a level of accuracy at which each of said results to be arbitrated matches a datum from a database of a plurality of databases; c. comparing each of the results to be arbitrated to each other; d. generating rules, said rules utilizing as inputs said results to be arbitrated and information derived from said results to be arbitrated; e. selecting at least one of said rules; f. applying said at least one of said rules according to an algorithm; g. selecting, from the application of said at least one of said rules, said desired result, said desired result being one of the results to be arbitrated; and said results to be arbitrated being of a same type of result;  steps (a) through (g) being applied only to said results to be arbitrated that are not discarded.