| US 7,512,575 B2 | ||
| Automated integration of terminological information into a knowledge base | ||
| Kavi Mahesh, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 24, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/720,534. | ||
| Application 10/720534 is a continuation of application No. 09/260621, filed on Mar. 01, 1999, granted, now 6,654,731. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0133534 A1, Jul. 08, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06N 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 706—45 [706/47] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A computer implemented method for automating integration of terminological information into a knowledge base, said method
comprising the steps of:
receiving, into a computer, input terminology information comprising a plurality of input terms and information that specifies
ontological relationships among at least two of said input terms;
storing, in said computer, a knowledge base comprising a plurality of ontologies, each one of said ontologies comprising a
plurality of nodes hierarchically arranged to depict ontological relationships among said nodes, each node representing a
term;
parsing said input terminology information to generate a logical structure that depicts ontological relationships among said
input terms in a format compatible with said knowledge base;
determining whether at least one input term matches a node in said knowledge base;
if not, generating a new and independent ontology for said knowledge base comprising said logical structure of said ontological
relationships; and
if so, extending said knowledge base by storing data that logically couples said logical structure of said ontological relationships
to a node that matches an input term.
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