Patent ID: 6728728
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A knowledge tool for describing a proximity pattern between objects, comprising of:a binary representation of a plurality of objects, said binary representation relates said plurality of objects to a vector of attributed values by assigning a positive binary bit to an element in an ith row and a jth column of a matrix in which the plurality of objects and said vector are set in a row and column format; (b) a similarity index between objects in each couple of objects among the plurality of objects, said similarity index is related to a number of said positive binary bits common to the objects in said each couple of objects being represented by said binary representation, and (c) an object distance matrix in which the plurality of object is set in a row and column format, wherein an entry in a matrix element of an ith row and a jth column of said obiect distance matrix is said similarity index between the objects in said each couple of objects which consists of an object in said ith row and an obiect in said jth column of said object distance matrix respectively.