Patent Document ID: 7571148
Application ID: 11143036
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for graphically representing uncertainty in an assisted decision-making application, comprising: a processor and associated computer memory to process a database that contains a class vector for each of a plurality of structures in a geographic area that represents a theater of operation in which reliable information is not available, wherein a given class vector includes a plurality of possible classes that the associated structure is a member of and a corresponding set of confidence values associated with the plurality of possible classes, the database further containing a set of at least one assumption associated with each confidence value, wherein each class defines a functionality of the associated structure; and a user interface that displays a plurality of graphics representing the structures, a given graphic including a set of at least two class icons, each corresponding to one of the plurality of possible classes associated with its corresponding structure, a qualitative indication of the confidence values associated with the plurality of possible classes, and a set of at least one assumption associated with a given confidence value; wherein the user interface includes a map of the geographic area, and the structures in the geographic area represent buildings, vehicles, and other structures within the geographic area.