A case-based reasoning system is disclosed that includes a case database and a search engine. The case database is capable of storing a plurality of cases that each include one or more attributes that each have an associated match weight. Match weights of attributes in different cases are separately...http://www.google.de/patents/US6021411?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6021411 - Case-based reasoning system and method for scoring cases in a case database