Method and apparatus for normalizing and converting structured content
First Claim
1. A method for use in facilitating electronic communication between first and second user systems that operate in first and second different semantic environments, said first semantic environment differing from said second semantic environment with respect to at least one of linguistics and syntax relating to the subject matter of an electronic communication under consideration, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer-based processing tool operating on a computer system;
accessing via said computer system a first quantity of information reflecting said first semantic environment of said first user system, said quantity of information defining a first database;
first operating said computer-based processing tool using said database to identify a set of semantic elements that at least partially define said first semantic environment;
accessing a second quantity of information reflecting said first semantic environment, said second quantity of information relating to said electronic communication under consideration;
second operating said computer-based processing tool to process said second quantity of information relative to said identified set of semantic elements so as to convert at least a portion of said second quantity of information into a third semantic environment, thereby providing one or more converted semantic elements; and
using said converted semantic elements to process said electronic communication under consideration.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for transforming information from one semantic environment to another. In one implementation, a SOLx system (1700) includes a Normalization/Translation NorTran Workbench (1702) and a SOLx server (1708). The NorTran Workbench (1702) is used to develop a knowledge base based on information from a source system (1712), to normalize legacy content (1710) according to various rules, and to develop a database (1706) of translated content. During run time, the SOLx server (1708) receives transmissions from the source system (1712), normalizes the transmitted content, accesses the database (1706) of translated content and otherwise translates the normalized content, and reconstructs the transmission to provide substantially real-time transformation of electronic messages.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for use in facilitating electronic communication between first and second user systems that operate in first and second different semantic environments, said first semantic environment differing from said second semantic environment with respect to at least one of linguistics and syntax relating to the subject matter of an electronic communication under consideration, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer-based processing tool operating on a computer system;
accessing via said computer system a first quantity of information reflecting said first semantic environment of said first user system, said quantity of information defining a first database;
first operating said computer-based processing tool using said database to identify a set of semantic elements that at least partially define said first semantic environment;
accessing a second quantity of information reflecting said first semantic environment, said second quantity of information relating to said electronic communication under consideration;
second operating said computer-based processing tool to process said second quantity of information relative to said identified set of semantic elements so as to convert at least a portion of said second quantity of information into a third semantic environment, thereby providing one or more converted semantic elements; and
using said converted semantic elements to process said electronic communication under consideration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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14. A method for use in facilitating electronic communication between first and second user systems that operate in first and second different semantic environments, said first semantic environment differing from said second semantic environment with respect to at least one of linguistics and syntax relating to the subject matter of an electronic communication under consideration, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer-based processing tool operating on a computer system;
first using said computer-based processing tool to access said communication reflecting said first semantic environment and convert at least a portion of said first document into a third semantic environment that is different from both said first semantic environment and said second semantic environment; and
second using said converted portion of said first document to process said electronic communication under consideration.
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18. A method for use in standardizing electronic business content relating to a given subject matter, comprising the steps of:
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first providing a computer-based analysis tool;
second providing a database of information reflecting a first semantic environment;
first using said computer-based processing tool to parse content of the database into a set of chunks and provide a user interface that can be used to select specific ones of said chunks for processing;
second using said computer-based processing tool for defining a standardized semantic environment including a set of standardized semantic elements;
third using said computer-based processing tool to select a chunk of said set of chunks and map said selected chunk to a standardized semantic element of said set of standardized semantic elements; and
repeating said step of third using until a desired portion of said set of chunks are mapped into said set of standardized semantic elements.
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21. A method for use in transforming information between first and second different semantic environments, said first semantic environment differing from said second semantic environment with respect to one of linguistics and syntax relating to the subject matter under consideration, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining input information in a first form reflecting said first semantic environment;
using a computer-based processing tool to generate processed information, said processed information including first content corresponding to said input information and second content, provided by said computer-based processing tool, regarding a context of a portion of said first content for use in transforming said input information between said first and second semantic environments; and
converting said processed information into a second form reflecting said second semantic environment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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25. A method for use in transforming information for exchange between first and second user systems that operate in first and second different semantic environments, said first semantic environment differing from said second semantic environment with respect to one of linguistics and syntax relating to the subject matter under consideration, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer-based tool having access to a knowledge base reflecting one of said first and second semantic environments;
accessing a communication for transmission between said first and second user systems, said communication having a content reflecting one of said first and second semantic environments;
operating said computer-based tool to transform, in substantially real-time, said content relative to a source semantic environment of said communication, thereby providing transformed content; and
transmitting said communication between said first and second user systems;
wherein said computer-based tool allows for substantially real-time transformation of communications between said first and second user systems.
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