1999-02-15|Manning Innovation Awards

Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System

Go Simon Sunatori, P.Eng., M.Eng.

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Mr. Go Simon Sunatori, P.Eng., M.Eng., DTech.c, RD.c, FEC.c, FEIC.c, FNA, IEEE-LSM, WFS-LM, BNR/NT, was born in 1959 (age 65) on planet Earth in the Milky Way galaxy. As a Homo sapiens, he is a proud non-hyphenated Canadian citizen, and does not belong to any ethnic groups or cultural communities or tribes. He obtained a Master of Engineering degree (Engineering Physics) from McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada in 1983. He received many scholarships. Being a polymath/multipotentialite, he enrolled in the Renaissance Doctorate (R.D.) programme at on-line New York College of Advanced Studies (NYCAS) in 2003.
As a Research Engineer, he worked at Northern Telecom Electronics Ltd. and at Bell-Northern Research Ltd. (now Nortel Networks) for universe years as a Member of the Scientific Staff (MSS). He acted as Senior Integrated Circuit Designer for the CMOS Standard Cell Library, as Senior Design System Integrator for the GaAs Cell Library, and as UNIX Systems Administrator. For his work and commitment, he earned a few awards. In 1985, he created an on-line news, information and discussion forum (electronic bulletin board) and electronic voting called CM4NEWS/CM4POLL/BYLINE.
As an Entrepreneur/Infopreneur/Innovator, he founded HyperInfo Canada Inc. in 1989 to pursue Research and Development on Information Processing and Publishing Technology on the Information Superhighway as well as on Electro-Magnetic Technology Applications. The company ran value-added Internet service with intelligent agents. While serving as President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), he also functioned as Chief Designer/Engineer/Scientist/Technologist as well as Systems Administrator (Webmaster/Postmaster) and Publisher/Editor. In 1995, he set up "HyperInfo Knowledge Power Centre" on the Internet World-Wide Web to offer Pay-For-Value On-Line Knowledge Services via E-commerce. Some of the websites he created were nominated for Internet awards.
As a Creator/Maker, he won the Grand Prize of Innovation150 Canadian Life Hacks Contest in 2017, organised by the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
As a Computer Programmer/Developer, he wrote UNIX and IBM mainframe software programmes, Apple Macintosh applications such as "HyperInfo Intelligent Knowledge Object Organisation System" and "Multi-Lingual Food Nutrition Knowledge Matrix", as well as CGI scripts.
As an Independent Inventor, he drafted more than universe solo pro se patent applications in many fields. He submitted inventions to the U.S. Department of Defense for Combating Terrorism Technology Research, to NASA Create the Future Design Contest, etc. Some of his inventions appeared on the @discovery.ca programme on the Discovery Channel. He was nominated for several Manning Innovation Awards.
As a Marketer, he proposed "Statutes of Canada CD-ROM" to the Government of Canada in 1988. He launched "1-900 Service: Internet Tips Line" with Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology in 1995. He commercialised his inventions "MagneScribe™: A 3-in-1 Auto-Retractable Ballpoint Pen with an Ergonomic Cushion that Leonardo da Vinci would have loved to wear!" in 2006, and "Magic Spicer™: Self-Sealing Auto-Aligning Magnetically-Hanging Spice Dispenser with a Continuously-Variable Hole-Size Selector" in 2008. He set up website Sunatori.com in order to distribute the products world-wide via E-commerce.
As a Scientist, he tried to defy Earnshaw's Theorem with heart-shaped magnetic flux lines in "Magnetically Suspended Flywheel System" in 2000. In 2002, he proposed project NH3 Power Canada. In 2005, he developed algorithms in "Competitive Events Statistical Analyser (CESA)". He experimentally developed "PuckMeal™/PuckRepas™: Hockey-Puck Shape&Size No-Mess Meal Packed with Nutrition!" in 2006, and "Koreless Frozen Pizza™" in 2008. He created "Double-Action 3-Terminal Sunatori Switch by Magnetic Force" in 2016.
As an Educator, he pioneered on-line multi-media web seminar/presentation/course format with QuickTime technology for Potentium: The Coaching Network™ in 1996. He joined the Faculty of the New York College of Advanced Studies (100 % on-line) in 2002 as an Adjunct Professor. He prepared college-level certification examinations. He conceived and published educational software called "HyperGames Centre".
As a Patentologist, he did patent landscaping/mining, reviewed thousands of patents and rated them at UBM TechInsights, Inc. (now TechInsights Inc.) in Engineering, Research & Development where he joined in 2011 as a Systems Analyst. He also created interactive software tools like "PatentReview.livecode" to process patent reviews. In 2013, he founded hyper-IP to specialise in patent research service as an Intellectual Property Expert. He won a plurality of Patexia Crowdsourced Contests for Patent Mining, Prior Art, Evidence of Use and Market Research. He participated in IP Quest, Article One Partners (now RWS) and Unified Patents Crowdsourcing IP Research Contests and Studies as a human search engine. As a Patent Engineer, he investigated Infringement and Validity, found Evidence of Use, and created Claim Charts for NextTechs Technologies, Dynamic IP Deals and TAEUS.
As a Consultant, he wrote numerous Research & Development proposals and provided technical solutions on many STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) subjects to companies and organisations via crowdsourcing and open innovation/innovability outlets like Big Idea Group, InnoCentive, Enel, NineSigma and TekScout. He also did some freelance work via Elance, oDesk and Upwork.
As an Author/Blogger/Editor/Photographer/Publisher/Writer, he wrote "Towards a Better Corporation: The Legendary Years - Memorable Career Highlights (from 1983-09 to 1990-03)", an E-book "Take Control of Sudoku" in 2006 together with companion on-line facility "Exhaustive Matrix Generator".
He is a Member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Life Member of the World Future Society (WFS), among others. In 2001, he obtained une attestation délivrée par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF). In 2002, he became a Lifetime Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences (NAAAS). He has been listed on Wikipedia (often vandalised) and on Answers.com since 2005, and on Canadian Who's Who since 2008.
He has 3 + 1 children. He leads a hyper-ecological minimalist/logicalist no-pet no-TV salt-less sugar-less cash-less lifestyle. His core values are genuine substance over superficial appearance (function over form), and utopian and optimistic future of the Star Trek franchise. He is a free spirit and an ultimate hipster, but a misfit in societies in the current world. He lives in hyperspace/cyberspace/cloud/metaverse with the mentality of ST:TNG. He enjoys virtually visiting places in Google Maps Street View, watching AuroraMAX live feed, solving puzzles, cycling (mostly in Canada's Capital Region) in summer, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing (mostly on Royal Ottawa Golf Course) in winter, as well as designing and building ice and snow structures for his kids. He makes his own red wine from grape juice, makes yogurt, and grows and harvests Ginkgo biloba seeds for sale on eBay.com/eBay.ca. Inspired by Soylent Green, he created hyper-nutritious Quinolent GREEN/ORANGE and eats them every day together with mega-dose of resveratrol-containing liquid. He envisions living in a dome house and eventually in space. In 1997, he underwent an Excimer Laser Eye Surgery (LASIK) to achieve 20/20 vision.

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Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System

A multi-lingual knowledge matrix having knowledge packets represents mutually-exclusive knowledge at high level of abstraction. One aspect of the innovation is a method for encapsulating multi-lingual knowledge packets of an element and its components in a multi-lingual knowledge matrix having a plurality of dimensions.
Another aspect of the innovation is a multi-lingual system having language-independent algorithms to compile knowledge packets by a correct-by-construction matrix operation. The knowledge matrix compiler comprises a language processor which separates languages, and a knowledge packet parser which processes knowledge by concatenating lines, sorting lines, removing duplicates, and parsing selectively.
The Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System can be best described in an example of a food element "[Garlic|Ail]" in the "Food Nutrition Analyser". The properties of the foods are based solely on their component nutrients.
In this example, the food element "[Garlic|Ail]" has 3 components: "Ajoene|Ajoene", "Allicin|Allicin", and "SAC|SAC". There are 3 properties of food nutrition: "General|Générales", "Helpful|Utiles", and "Harmful|Nocives".

The food element "[Garlic|Ail]" is now represented by 2 multi-lingual knowledge matrices having dimensions of (3 X 3) and (3 X 1), as follows.

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[Garlic|Ail]

= [General|Générales General|Générales General|Générales] * [Ajoene|Ajoene  ]
  [Helpful|Utiles    Helpful|Utiles    Helpful|Utiles   ]   [Allicin|Allicin]
  [Harmful|Nocives   Harmful|Nocives   Harmful|Nocives  ]   [SAC|SAC        ]
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The multi-lingual knowledge matrices are filtered into separate uni-lingual matrices by a language processor, in English and in French. For each language, the uni-lingual knowledge matrices can now be transformed to produce a single uni-lingual knowledge matrix for each language having a dimension of (3 X 1), as shown below.

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[Garlic]

= [(General * Ajoene) + (General * Allicin) + (General * SAC)]
  [(Helpful * Ajoene) + (Helpful * Allicin) + (Helpful * SAC)]
  [(Harmful * Ajoene) + (Harmful * Allicin) + (Harmful * SAC)]
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[Ail]

= [(Générales * Ajoene) + (Générales * Allicin) + (Générales * SAC)]
  [(Utiles    * Ajoene) + (Utiles    * Allicin) + (Utiles    * SAC)]
  [(Nocives   * Ajoene) + (Nocives   * Allicin) + (Nocives   * SAC)]
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The innovation is explained in detail in the 2 patent applications attached.

Source Knowledge (Input)

In the Multi-Lingual Knowledge Base, the multi-lingual knowledge packet to represent the food element "[Garlic|Ail]" is coded in table format as Subject-Verb-Complement, as follows. In this example, the multi-lingual knowledge packets have 2 languages, English and French, being separated by a vertical bar "|" as a delimiter.

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[Garlic|Ail]

Components|Composants
* Ajoene|Ajoene
* Allicin|Allicin
* SAC|SAC

General|Générales
* Is:|Est:
  * an allium family vegetable|un légume de la famille de l'allium
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The multi-lingual knowledge packet to represent each component of the food element "[Garlic|Ail]" is coded in table format as Subject-Verb-Complement, as follows.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ajoene|Ajoene

Object Knowledge (Output)

The language-independent knowledge matrix transformation concatenates lines, sorts lines, removes duplicates, and parses selectively to transform the source knowledge into object knowledge in English and in French, as shown below.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Garlic]

This Element contains the following Components: * Ajoene * Allicin * SAC

General Properties of the Components: * Is an allium family vegetable

Helpful Properties of the Components: * Inhibits clotting of blood. * Lowers: * level of blood cholesterol * level of blood pressure * Prevents: * heart attack * infection * stroke ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Ail]

Cet Élément contient les Composants suivants: * Ajoene * Allicin * SAC

Propriétés Générales des Composants: * Est un légume de la famille de l'allium

Propriétés Utiles des Composants: * Empêche la coagulation du sang. * Prévient: * attaque * crise cardiaque * infection * S'abaisse: * niveau de cholestérol dans le sang * niveau de tension artérielle ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Knowledge Matrix Method and System
- Number/Numéro ....................... Canadian 2 256 266
- Status/Statut ....................... Pending
Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Technique
- Number/Numéro ....................... Canadian 2 260 373
- Status/Statut ....................... Pending

Specific information on the development of the innovation from concept through to a complete product or process.

In 1997, a project was initiated to create a new knowledge delivery system on the Internet World-Wide Web.
The evaluation of third-party inference engines as possible knowledge processor kernel revealed that none of the existing technology would meet the demands of on-line interactive knowledge delivery in real-time.
Thus, a new approach to code and compile high-quality knowledge, called "Knowledge Matrix", was conceived. A number of algorithms were developed, tested, and discarded in an effort to find one that would most efficiently deliver on-line interactive knowledge from the HTTP web server. Through experimentation, a set of software was developed as an interface between the knowledge source and the knowledge delivered to the client.
In 1998, the project was extended to accommodate more than 1 language.
The evaluation of third-party knowledge systems revealed that none of the existing technology would meet the requirement of multi-lingual knowledge delivery. The technological uncertainty was created by the unavailability of any known technology to compile multi-lingual knowledge from knowledge packets in a single source.
Thus, a multi-lingual feature was added to the Knowledge Matrix. A number of algorithms were developed, tested, and discarded in an effort to find one that would most efficiently allow one to code and compile high-quality knowledge from a single source into multiple objects in a plurality of languages. Through experimentation, a set of software was developed to add a multi-lingual feature to the formerly uni-lingual Knowledge Matrix.
The first patent application entitled Knowledge Matrix Method and System was made in 1998, and the second patent application entitled Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Technique was made in 1999.

An outline of the application or marketing results of the innovation.

This Canadian invention is a paradigm shift from translation to coding knowledge packets in correct-by-construction method. The technique has potential for useful applications in describing structured materials.
One example of such real-life applications is the Food Nutrition Knowledge Matrix, released on the Internet 1997-11-11 as the first product using this innovation, as shown attached. A user would download the software for free. Once an evaluation is complete, an access code would be purchased from the website with an electronic commerce system. A few access codes have already been sold, and positive feedback has been received, thus demonstrating the usefulness of the Knowledge Matrix Method and System.
- Food Nutrition Knowledge Matrix <http://WWW.HyperInfo.CA/FoodNutrition/>
In addition, some of the algorithms and techniques developed for the Food Nutrition Knowledge Matrix were released on the Internet 1998-05-01 as a stand-alone product called the HyperGames. More applications based on the Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System are being planned.

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An Apple Macintosh computer and HyperCard software were used in conceiving ideas, developing prototypes, applying, and documenting the innovation.
The Internet was used as the primary resource in patent search, literature review, marketing, and delivering the innovation.

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No other individuals are involved in conceiving, developing and applying or marketing the innovation.

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Commissioner of Official Languages, Victor C. Goldbloom
- Thank you for sending your printed e-mail of January 10, 1999, regarding Canada's official languages.
- I read with interest your Petition for Grant of a Patent for the Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Technique. Your computing skills combined with your avid interest in promoting Canada's two official languages are at the source of an intriguing technique.
a publisher of Software USA in California, U.S.A.
- I am writing on behalf of Software USA, a division of Harvest Analysts, Inc., to acquire permission to distribute your shareware title. Our Software Review Department has reviewed your title and we are very impressed. We feel that it suits our criteria for our many thousands of members.
a publisher of Software of the Month Club in California, U.S.A.
- Having recently downloaded and evaluated Food Nutrition Knowledge Matrix, Software of the Month Club would like permission to distribute this program on an upcoming shareware collection CD-ROM and diskette set. It is an interesting program and I think our members would enjoy trying it out.
a teacher in Nepean (Ontario) CANADA
- Your method and system look like a great teaching tool. I would try to integrate it to a junior science program for French Immersion students.
a graphic designer in Belgium
- I'm a registered user of your Food Nutrition Knowledge Matrix.

A statement of the economic or social benefits to Canada, or potential benefits, resulting from the application or marketing of the innovation.

This innovation alleviates information overload, and promotes high-quality information through simplicity and consistency. Thus, it has a potential to help Canada lead the world in the transition to a Knowledge-Based economy.
The Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System is very suitable for a bilingual country like Canada, so it is natural that this technology be widely adopted in Canada. In particular, this innovation has an economic benefit of significantly reducing the production cost of bilingual documents.

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1999-02-15|Manning Innovation Awards

Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System

Go Simon Sunatori, P.Eng., M.Eng.

Nomination Form completely filled out including required signatures.

A brief biographical sketch of the nominee including education, employment and other activities.

A complete description of the innovation, together with a one-page summary.

Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System

Source Knowledge (Input)

Object Knowledge (Output)

If the innovation is patented, provide a copy of the patent. If a patent has been applied for and has not been issued yet, include a copy of the patent application.

Specific information on the development of the innovation from concept through to a complete product or process.

An outline of the application or marketing results of the innovation.

A statement indicating the nature of the resources and the extent these resources were used in conceiving, developing and applying or marketing the innovation.

The details on the involvement of other individuals in conceiving, developing and applying or marketing the innovation.

Endorsements from individuals qualified to comment on the innovation's quality, application or marketing.

A statement of the economic or social benefits to Canada, or potential benefits, resulting from the application or marketing of the innovation.

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