Patent Document ID: 20140129488
Application ID: 14151131
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for using predictive modeling of a physical process in order to determine and implement a solution to the physical process, the method comprising: storing representations of relevant physical relationships, observations, and outcome probabilities related to the physical process in a memory of a computer; recursively analyzing the stored representations by the computer, and generating at least one tree structure that models the physical process, the tree structure including at least one root node, a plurality of decision nodes, and a plurality of end nodes, wherein the analyzing and generating include partitioning observations at each decision node into probable outcomes using target partitioning, and generating a plurality of other decision nodes based on the target partitioning, and wherein when the target partitioning of a decision node does not achieve a predetermined criteria, converting the decision node into an end node; determining a solution to the physical process based on criterion variables, by the computer using the tree structure of the physical process to arrive at an end node; and implementing a physical solution to the physical process, the physical solution being based on the determined solution.