Patent Document ID: 6101490
Application ID: 08063407

Base Claim:
1. A method of using digitally stored information to create ideas and solve problems, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an input statement identifying a problem to be solved; (b) identifying at least one word in said input statement, said at least one word being an object of a verb, the action of said verb occurring upon solution of said problem; (c) receiving a first data base that contains information relating to a first system and that relates to said problem to be solved; (d) receiving a second data base that contains information relating to a second system; (e) locating an entry in said first data base that corresponds to said object; (f) determining the hierarchical level of said entry in said first data base; (g) obtaining data relating to a process from said second data base at said hierarchical level in said second data base; and (h) substituting said object for at least one word in said process data.

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Claim 5:
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said input statement comprises at least one sentence describing the problem and at least one sentence describing a goal, wherein said at least one word in said input statement identifying the object of a verb is related to a word that is part of said at least one sentence identifying a goal; and further comprising: prior to receiving said second data base, determining a desired process to be applied to said object that will occur when the problem is solved; and determining that said process has no associated entry in said first data base.