Multilevel hierarchical associations between entities in a knowledge system
US8140578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for managing multilevel hierarchical structured information in disparate knowledge repositories. An association data structure is created for an entity as metadata in a metadata repository. The association data structure is populated with association information about the entity. A process data structure is created for the entity as metadata in the metadata repository. The process data structure is populated with process information about the entity. Information about a multi-phased process is then collected by extracting process information from each entity of the multi-phased process across the disparate knowledge repositories. The collected information comprising information about the multi-phased process is then stored in the process data structure in the metadata repository.
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