Coordinating with a “Problem Solver”

Domain Problem Solver Layer Domain Problem Solver

Problem Solver

The contract net protocol has been developed to specify problem-solving communication and control for nodes in a distributed problem solver. Task distribution is'affected by a negotiation process, a discussion carried on between nodes with tasks to be executed and nodes that may be able to execute those tasks. We present the specification of the protocol and demonstrate its use in the solution ...

A Language Based Problem-Solver

Language learning and language use play central roles in problem-solving. It is argued here that a r ig idly bui l t in language w i l l not serve the needs of problem-solving. To use language as significantly as in human problemsolving it is necessary to design language processors specially suited to the task. The procesBoi should use language as a medium for describing situations so that thei...

Optimal Ordered Problem Solver

Learning Arithmetic Problem Solver

In this paper we describe a problem solving system with a learning mechanism (Learning Arithmetic Problem Solver, LAPS), which can solve arithmetic problems written in natural languages. Since LAPS has knowledge about arithmetic problems in the form of rules, it can solve many different problems without alteration of the program. When LAPS cannot solve a given problem because of a shortage of k...