Robert H Lindeman

US Patent:

7571148, Aug 4, 2009

Filed:

Jun 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/143036

Inventors:

Neil Siegel - Rolling Hills Estates CA, US
Robert Lindeman - Centennial CO, US

Assignee:

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06N 7/06
G06N 7/02

US Classification:

706 52

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for graphically representing uncertainty in an assisted decision-making application. A database contains a class vector for each of a plurality of objects of interest. A given class vector includes a plurality of possible classes for its associated object of interest and a corresponding set of confidence values. The database also contains a set of assumptions associated with each confidence value. A user interface displays a plurality of graphics representing the objects of interest. A given graphic includes a set of at least two class icons, each corresponding to one of the plurality of classes associated with its corresponding object of interest. The graphic also includes a qualitative indication of the confidence values associated with the set of classes. The assumptions associated with a given confidence value are retrievable by a user by selecting the class icon associated with the confidence value.