Patents by Inventor Kikuo Yoshimura

Kikuo Yoshimura 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).

  • Method and apparatus for processing knowledge
    Patent number: 5212768
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a knowledge which divides a knowledge base into at least two knowledge portions, that is, rule groups so as to permit the rule groups to be processed independently of one another, and selects, as a portion to be processed, only a corresponding divided knowledge portion based on characteristics of knowledge required for a knowledge processing in a scheduling problem which includes a large number of planning data to be processed and a plurality of restricting conditions, thereby enabling a highly efficient and high speed scheduling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rei Itsuki, Hiroshi Yajima, Shoichi Masui, Kikuo Yoshimura, Hiroko Tanabe