Patent ID: 9020873
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06F,G06N,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a computer comprising at least one processor, information defining, for at least one state machine, a plurality of states and respective transitions between the states, initializing, by the computer, based on the information defining the plurality of states and respective transitions and, in accordance with an application defining a plurality of processes, a decision engine comprising the at least one state machine; receiving, by the computer in accordance with the application, information defining at least one set of weighted choices; receiving, by the computer in accordance with the application, an indication of an occurrence of an event; executing, by the computer in accordance with the application, the decision engine to select randomly, from a set of weighted choices, a weighted choice based on the event; determining, based on the randomly selected weighted choice, the information defining the plurality of states, and the respective plurality of outbound transition options associated with the first defined state, a new state of the at least one state machine; transmitting, from the decision engine to the application, an indication of the new state that is based on the randomly selected weighted choice; and executing, by the computer in accordance with the application, a process of the application based on the new state.