Determining veracity of data in a repository using a semantic network
US8108410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/36
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism for determining the veracity of data in a repository. Responsive to receiving a search query from a user, a semantic network is created from the documents in the repository. A determination is made as to whether data from a first document in the semantic network conflicts with data from a second document in the semantic network. If a conflict exists, a determination is made as to whether the data from the first document is obsolete in comparison to data from the second document. If the data from the first document is obsolete in comparison to data from the second document, a portion of the first document corresponding to the obsolete data is automatically annotating with the data from the second document to form an annotated first document. A search result list is then provided to the user comprising the second document and the annotated first document.
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