The ChoiceTree Concept...
ChoiceTree consists of two components: the Windows desktop "ChoiceTree Writer" and
it''s companion, the low-cost "ChoiceTree Reader" for Palm OS and PocketPC handheld
computers. (One Reader license comes with purchase of the Writer. Other Reader
licenses available separately.)
Using the "Writer", you create decision trees on various subjects of interest to you, then
install the trees onto your handheld computer (running the "Reader") for your own use, or
distribute or sell them to others who have use for them on their own Reader-equipped
handheld.
Everybody has seen decision trees, in which you make a series of choices before
arriving at a final set of instructions on what to do in the situation your decisions
have described.
A sample matrix:
YES or NO
Is your waste exempt from authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act?
You answer NO.
Is this a discarded or expired chemical product?
You answer YES
Has the product been used?
You answer YES
Does the product have a single active ingredient?
You answer YES
Is the waste listed in the P or U lists in 40 CFR 261.33?
You answer YES
You have a hazardous waste. Here is what you should do...
Using a Windows desktop computer, ChoiceTree Writer allows a user to create and edit
Decision Trees/Work Instructions/Flow Charts, also known as a Matrix.
The decision trees created on the desktop are converted to handheld computer database
files that can be given or sold to users with handheld computers running the low-priced
ChoiceTree Reader. The Reader can display the ChoiceTree data, but cannot modify the
data.