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Determining the value of an association between ontologies

US8539001B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2012
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06N5/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An approach is presented for determining a value of a bridge of a first ontology schema (S1) with a second ontology schema (S2). A bridge of S1 with S2 is generated. A sub-schema S is extracted from the bridge of S1 with S2. A schema S′ is created from S by removing common concepts and relationships to the common concepts, and for each common concept to which first and second concepts have immediate links in S, by creating a new immediate link in S′ between the first and second concepts. An intrinsic value of S′ and a strength of a bridge of S1 with S are determined. Based on the intrinsic value of S′ and the strength of the bridge of S1 with S, the value of the bridge of S1 with S2 is determined.

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