Patent ID: 8073801

Claim:
A computer implemented decision modeling system for modeling business decisions made according to business rules, the system including a memory of a computer having stored therein a plurality of inputted rule families, wherein: a. each rule family is defined by: i. a heading representing a first dimension of the rule family; and ii. a body representing a second dimension of the rule family, the body having populatable cells corresponding to the heading; b. the heading of at least one rule family includes: i. one or more condition fact types corresponding to satisfiable conditions that lead to conclusions; and ii. only one conclusion fact type corresponding to conclusions dependent on whether conditions are satisfied; c. the body of each rule family includes one or more logic statements, at least one logic statement having: i. a condition cell corresponding with each condition fact type in the heading, 1) each condition cell populated with a satisfiable condition, 2) the condition fact type being true only if the satisfiable condition populating the corresponding condition cell is satisfied; and ii. a conclusion cell corresponding with the one conclusion fact type in the heading, 1) the conclusion cell populated with a conclusion dependent on whether the satisfiable conditions populating the condition cells in the logic statement are satisfied, 2) the conclusion fact type being true only if all corresponding condition fact types in the logic statement are true; and d. the conclusion fact type of one or more of the plurality of rule families serves as a condition fact type of at least one other of the plurality of rule families to form an inferential relationship.