Ex parte NAOHISA KOMETANI et al. - Page 4




          Appeal No. 95-0938                                                          
          Application 07/796,310                                                      


                         dynamically selecting at least one of the fuzzy              
          rule groups and one of the fuzzy sets at the time of executing              
          the fuzzy reasoning in response to information existing at that             
          time,                                                                       
                         combining the selected fuzzy set with the selected           
          fuzzy rule group, and                                                       
                         executing said fuzzy reasoning by using the                  
          combined fuzzy rule group and fuzzy set.                                    

                    11.  A fuzzy reasoning system for executing a fuzzy               
          reasoning, said fuzzy reasoning system comprising:                          
                         means for storing a plurality of fuzzy rule                  
          groups,                                                                     
                         means for storing a plurality of fuzzy sets, each            
          of which has a plurality of membership functions,                           
                         means for designating any of said plurality of               
          fuzzy rule groups and at least one of said plurality of fuzzy               
          sets,                                                                       
                         means for storing a condition frame which includes           
          the designated fuzzy group and fuzzy set as well as actual values           
          applied to fuzzy rules of said designated fuzzy rule group,                 
                         means for combining said designated fuzzy rule               
          group and fuzzy set, on the basis of said condition frame,                  
                         fuzzy reasoning execution means for executing the            
          fuzzy reasoning which utilizes the combined fuzzy rule group and            
          fuzzy set on the basis of said actual values, and                           
                         means for storing a result derived from the                  
          execution of said fuzzy reasoning execution means.                          

                                       Opinion                                        

               We do not sustain the rejection of claims 6-11.                        

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