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Method and system for non-linear state based satisfiability

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NSA

A computerized method and system for solving non-linear Boolean equations is disclosed comprising at least partially solving a Boolean function; developing at least one inference regarding said Boolean function and saving said inference to a state machine; and accessing said inference from said state machine to develop at least one heuristic for determining whether said Boolean function is satisfiable.

Inventors: 
Franco, John V.; Vanfleet, Mark W.; Schlipf, John; Dransfield, Michael R.
Patent Number: 
Technical domain: 
IT and Software
FIle Date: 
2005-03-25
Grant Date: 
2008-05-27
Grant time: 
1,159 days
Grant time percentile rank: 
21
Claim count percentile rank: 
3
Citations percentile rank: 
1
'Cited by' percentile rank: 
1
Assignee: 
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY