Appeal No. 2001-2696
Application No. 08/950,230
transaction needs in a particular environment such as the need
for cash in a financial environment. The behavior of the agents,
which interact with each other and with their environment, is
compared with actual human behavior and the best matched agents
are selected. A computer simulation is repeated until the
required level of comparison with real human behavior is reached.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A method of generating a model of customer behavior
in a transaction environment comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting a software development tool
incorporating at least one artificial life algorithm and
capable of constructing a plurality of agents each having at
least one drive;
(b) defining at least one drive for each agent
which is matched to a transaction-related need; and
(c) genetically encoding the defined drives.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Dave Cliff (Cliff), Where Creatures Came From: A review of
research literature relevant to CyberLifeTM technology, prepared
for NCR Financial Systems Ltd, pp. 1-46 (Univ. of Sussex,
Brighton, United Kingdom, April 1997).
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