Patent ID: 7991722
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A tangible computer readable medium containing a computer program that when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a method for generating a sensor observation request to at least one of a multitude of sensor functions in a sensor system, the method comprising: a) determining at least two possible predicted weighted information gains for at least one situation node in a probabilistic network, the probabilistic network including the at least one situation node and non-situation nodes, the at least one situation node having an associated weight; b) issuing an information request to update the at least one non-situation node associated with a selected predicted weighted situation information gain; c) determining an expected sensor information value rate for at least one of the sensor functions of the multitude of sensor functions; d) picking a selected sensor function from the multitude of sensor functions using the value of the expected sensor information value rate; e) converting the information request into the sensor observation request using the selected sensor function; and f) updating the predicted weighted situation information gains in the probabilistic network using predicted sensor data in response to the sensor observation request.