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Application of category theory and cognitive science to design of semantic descriptions for content data

US7319951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2001
Grant dateJan 15, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/367
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Instead of focusing on specific, static semantic description schemes, emphasis and focus is placed on determining what is necessary and needed to create any type or kind of semantic description for content data in various applications such as MPEG-7. In particular, numerous semantic description tools are selected after examining the principles of cognitive science and category theory. These semantic description tools provide sufficient flexibility and power to create any type or kind of semantic description. Semantic entity tools and categorical structure tools were identified as necessary and needed to create any type or kind of semantic description. Semantic entity tools are tools that represent entities in a semantic description. Categorical structure tools are tools that represent categorical structures of semantic entities and relations among these categorical structures. The semantic entity tools and the categorical structure tools facilitate creation of a semantic mosaic description for content data from multiple semantic descriptions.

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