Symmetric schema instantiation method for use in a case-based reasoning system

A non-transitory computer readable medium having a method encoded thereon represented by computer-readable programming code, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a parent schema;
• generating a plurality of distinct and domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema;
• replacing one or more existing Boolean features in one or more cases of a case-based reasoning system with the domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema;
• evolving non-zero weights for the cases including the domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema;
• user-validating at least two of the domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema;
• and
• creating a symmetric schema by combining the user-validated domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema.

A system comprising:

• a computer having a computer input device and a display device connected thereto;
• and
• a plurality of distributed processors communicatively coupled to the computer wherein the computer is configured to coordinate the activities of the distributed processors, wherein each of the distributed processors is configured to maintain a case base, wherein each of the plurality of distributed processors are configured to perform a method including the steps of:
• providing a parent schema,
• generating a plurality of distinct and domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema,
• replacing one or more existing Boolean features in one or more cases of a case based reasoning system with the domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema,
• evolving non-zero weights for the cases including the domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema;
• user-validating at least two of the domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema, and
• creating a symmetric schema by combining the user-validated domain-specific instantiations of the parent schema.