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Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Patrick Haim, Pietrebais, BE;

Freddy Lorge, Vedrin, BE;

Matthew A. Pantland, Johannesburg, ZA;

Tom O. Rojahn, Oslo, NO;

Aruna Yedavilli, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Patrick Haim, Pietrebais, BE;

Freddy Lorge, Vedrin, BE;

Matthew A. Pantland, Johannesburg, ZA;

Tom O. Rojahn, Oslo, NO;

Aruna Yedavilli, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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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