Patents by Inventor Diane M. Wolfe

Diane M. Wolfe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fuzzy logic-based evidence fusion tool for network analysis
    Patent number: 5787235
    Abstract: A fuzzy-logic-based evidence fusion tool for predicting function levels of a switch in a telecommunications network. Confidence factors related to the geographical location and to the physical characteristics of the switch are acquired and mapped into fuzzy membership values. The membership values activate a set of fuzzy evidence fusion rules at each function level, and a degree of truth for each rule is inferred. A defuzzification scheme combines the degree of truth of each rule into a single combined confidence factor for each function level. Finally, the maximum combined confidence factor for each rule is determined, and the switch function level corresponding to that confidence factor is assigned to the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: GTE Government Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Smith, Allen R. Bonde, Jr., Gregory J. Catherine, Rosemarie Napolitano, Diane M. Wolfe