EP 1290633 A2 20030312 - APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS
Title (de)
ANLAGE UND VERFAHREN ZUR LÖSUNG VON PROBLEMEN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE RESOUDRE LES PROBLEMES
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0101517 W 20010403
- GB 0008291 A 20000404
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0175791A2] A processor arrangement (2, 6, 11) is operable to provide an initial population of individuals each comprising a plurality of structural elements each comprising a plurality of functional components defining operations to be performed on at least one input to the functional component and then to: (i) activate each individual to cause the operations defined by the functional components of that individual to be performed to produce a result; (ii) determine from each result a fitness of the corresponding individual for providing a mechanism or program for providing a solution to the problem; (iii) produce a new generation of individuals by causing an evolutionary process to occur involving at least one structural element and at least one functional component; and then to repeat (i) to (iii) until either an individual of the current generation represents a suitable way, structure, mechanism or program for providing a solution to the problem or a predetermined number of generations have been evolved.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06N 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06N 3/126 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0175791A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0175791 A2 20011011; WO 0175791 A3 20020620; AU 4438401 A 20011015; EP 1290633 A2 20030312; GB 0008291 D0 20000524; GB 2361078 A 20011010
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0101517 W 20010403; AU 4438401 A 20010403; EP 01917303 A 20010403; GB 0008291 A 20000404