Tech Report CS-91-44

A Probabilistic Analysis of Marker-Passing Techniques for Plan Recognition

Glenn Carroll and Eugene Charniak

June 1991

Abstract:

Useless paths are a chronic problem for marker-passing techniques. We use a probabilistic analysis to justify a method for quickly identifying and rejecting useless paths. Using the same analysis, we identify key conditions and assumptions necessary for marker passing to perform well.

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