Converting rules in a rule-based system to ontological information
US8307338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/367
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system provides one or more product type descriptions, and constructs a map between the sub-conditions of the product type descriptions and constructs in a Web Ontological Language (OWL). The method converts the product type description rules into new OWL classes by creating a new OWL class for each corresponding rule; adding the new OWL class to the OWL ontology; for each condition of the corresponding rule, extracting sub-conditions; for each the sub-condition extracted; creating new constructs for the new OWL class using the map; and adding new class restrictions to the new OWL class, wherein each of the new class restrictions relates to a corresponding condition of the corresponding rule.
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