Paper Info
Title
On computer integrated rationalized crossword puzzle manufacturing
Abstract
The crossword puzzle is a classic pastime that is well-known all over the world. We consider the crossword manufacturing process in more detail, investigating a two-step approach, first generating a mask, which is an empty crossword puzzle skeleton, and then filling the mask with words from a given dictionary to obtain a valid crossword. We show that the whole manufacturing process is NP-complete, and in particular also the second step of the two-step manufacturing, thus reproving in part a result of Lewis and Papadimitriou mentioned in Garey and Johnson's monograph [M. R. Garey and D. S. Johnson. Computers and Intractability: A Guide to the Theory of NP-Completeness. W. H. Freeman and Company, 1979.] but now under real world crossword puzzle conditions. Moreover, we show how to generate high-quality masks via a memetic algorithm, which is used and tested in an industrial manufacturing environment, leading to very good results.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/978-3-642-30347-0_15
FUN
Keywords
Field
DocType
rationalized crossword puzzle manufacturing,real world crossword puzzle,empty crossword puzzle skeleton,industrial manufacturing environment,whole manufacturing process,high-quality mask,two-step manufacturing,crossword puzzle,s. johnson,valid crossword,crossword manufacturing process
Memetic algorithm,Manufacturing,Computer science,Artificial intelligence,Genetic algorithm,Manufacturing process
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jakob Engel190630.16
Markus Holzer2276.73
Oliver Ruepp3133.11
Frank Sehnke452739.18