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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Simon G. Thompson, Ipswich, GB;
Zhu Tan, Ipswich, GB;
Yang LI, Ipswich, GB;
Nick Giles, Ipswich, GB;
Simon G. Thompson, Ipswich, GB;
Zhu Tan, Ipswich, GB;
Yang Li, Ipswich, GB;
Nick Giles, Ipswich, GB;
British Telecommunications public limited company, London, GB;
Abstract
Controlled access is provided to a shared resourcesuch as an ontology (knowledge database) in order to maintain its quality without restraining the ability of users. . . to contribute to that resource. An edit and query functionis used to determine the validity and consistency of individual contributions. The results of these checks and the level of contribution made by individual users to the information resource is used to produce a rating for each user of the resource, which is stored (. . . ) for use in prioritise and manage future contributions to the resource, provide metadata on the resource and to prioritise access controlto the resource. When a new contribution is made by a user a threshold of approval can be set before it is accepted into the main database. This threshold is based on the sum of the ratings points of the original contributor and of users that give their assent to the inclusion of that contribution.