International Business Machines Corporation

Robert Anthony Weida

Thomas R Maguire

John F Schumacher

Arthur Reginald Greef

Steffen Michael Fohn

Frank Vincent Castellucci

Tomi Magome

Dawn Marie Lemrise

Richard Bruce Humphrey

Carlos Bernadino Perez

Gary Lee Carter

Frank Vincent Castelucci

A hierarchial knowledge representation is used in order to more efficiently support the translation and management of multiple localities. Utilizing this type of knowledge representation provides several key advantages. The first is a greater ability to differentiate semantically different symbols within the system. The second, is the ability to reutilize the translation of these symbols once translated a single time; and concurrent locale support.

System for the facilitation of supporting multiple concurrent languages through the use of semantic knowledge representation

A hierarchical knowledge representation is used in order to more efficiently support the translation and management of multiple localities. Utilizing this type of knowledge representation provides several key advantages. The first is a greater ability to differentiate semantically different symbols within the system. The second, is the ability to reutilize the translation of these symbols once translated a single time; and concurrent locale support.

Software modules which are not part of a database systems source code is provided for interactively maintaining the semantics of concept hierarchies when concept properties and concept interrelationships are modified. These separate modules include command and rules modules. Each of the commands in the command module are linked to the appropriate rules in the rules module. The rules module is bifurcated into a check section and an action section. If the command does not violate any applicable rule in the rules section, the action section implements the command. If the command violates one or more applicable rules, the action section suggests alternate action. If no suitable action can be found, the action section implements reverse commands to return the database to its unaltered state.

Checking and enabling database updates with a dynamic, multi-modal, rule

This invention uses a rule based system which is configurable at run time(1) to decide whether suitable preconditions exist for proposed modifications to a data base, (2) if not, optionally attempt to bring about such preconditions, and (3) prevent the proposed modifications if preconditions remain unmet.

Checking and enabling database updates with a dynamic multi-modal, rule

In response to the users actions relative to graphical representations of a multiple inheritance concept hierarchy to delete, add or modify the relationships between the various concepts, property declaration, property constraints and relationships therebetween, this system first, recognizes and disambiguates possible semantic incoherance introduced by the changes; second, suggests alternative procedures to ameliorate any perceived incoherence; third, interactively allows an agent (user or machine) to select from one of the alternatives; and fourth, performs the sequence of necessary operations to resolve semantic incoherence in the modified hierarchy.

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