Patent Document ID: 5402524
Application ID: 07994664
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An artificial intelligence software shell for plant operation simulation comprising: a blackboard module including a database having objects representing plant elements and concepts, the blackboard module storing data values corresponding to the objects, each stored data value having an assigned time variable; a case-based knowledge source module including a time-magnitude scoring artificial intelligence operation scheme, in communication with the blackboard module, operating on new case data points for comparison with stored data values; an input data module, in communication with the blackboard module and the at least one knowledge source module, enabling data to be inputted to the shell; and a control module, in communication with the input data module and the case-based knowledge source module, receiving all input data and controlling operation of the case-based knowledge source; wherein, in accordance with the time-magnitude scoring artificial intelligence operation scheme of the case-based knowledge source each new case data point is assigned a time window within which a stored data value is selected for scoring the new case data point based on a level of closeness in time and magnitude between the new case data point and the stored data value.