Concept-based content architecture

• US 20060112065A1
• Filed: 11/19/2004
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Seifert, Hartwig, Lieske, Christian, Hirche, Andreas, Dhairyawan, Nikhil, Srinivasan, Venkatakrishnan
• Granted Patent: US 7,624,092 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for the identification of data elements. A user input is received, comprising a data element and a context in which the data element is being used. The user input is sent to a terminology database. A list of entries is received, each entry having a first unique identifier (UID) and a second UID. The first represents a concept associated with the data element, and the second represents a specific description of the concept associated with the data element. A user input is received selecting an entry. The UIDs corresponding to the selected entry are directly associated with the data set. In some implementations, directly associating the UIDs with the data set comprises generating markup code comprising the UIDs. The invention lays the groundwork for a more efficient solution for the features/requirements related to versioning, updating, and translation in the realm of hypertexts.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a first user input comprising a data element in a data set and a context in which the data element is being used;

sending the first user input to a terminology database;

receiving a list of entries from the terminology database based on the first user input, each entry having a corresponding first unique identifier (UID) and a second, distinct UID, wherein the first UID represents a concept associated with the data element, and the second UID represents a specific description of the concept associated with the data element;

receiving a second user input selecting a selected entry from the list of entries; and

directly associating the first UID and the second UID corresponding to the selected entry with the data set.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein directly associating the first UID and the second UID with the data set comprises generating markup code comprising the first UID and the second UID.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the markup code is in an extensible markup language (XML) format.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the markup code includes attributes attached to the data element that specify the first UID and the second UID.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first UID and the second UID are linked to the terminology database.

6. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a user input comprising a data element in a data set;

receiving a first unique identifier (UID) and a second, distinct UID, wherein the first UID represents a concept associated with the data element, and the second UID represents a specific description of the concept associated with the data element; and

directly associating the first UID and the second UID with the data set, wherein directly associating the first UID and the second UID with the data set comprises generating markup code comprising the first UID and the second UID.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

using the first UID to search for information related to the concept associated with the data element.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a data set comprising of a data element, a first UID associated with the data element, and a second, distinct UID associated with the data element, wherein the first UID represents a concept associated with the data element, and the second UID represents a first description of the concept associated with the data element; and

using the first UID to search for information related to the concept associated with the data element.

9. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receive a first user input comprising a data element in a data set and a context in which the data element is being used;

send the first user input to a terminology database;

receive a list of entries from the terminology database based on the first user input, each entry having a corresponding first unique identifier (UID) and a second, distinct UID, wherein the first UID represents a concept associated with the data element, and the second UID represents a specific description of the concept associated with the data element;

receive a second user input selecting a selected entry from the list of entries; and

directly associate the first UID and the second UID corresponding to the selected entry with the data set.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the operation to directly associate the first UID and the second UID with the data set comprises generating markup code comprising the first UID and the second UID.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the markup code is in an extensible markup language (XML) format.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the markup code includes attributes attached to the data element that specify the first UID and the second UID.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the first UID and the second UID are linked to the terminology database.

14. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receive a data set comprising of a data element, a first UID associated with the data element, and a second, distinct UID associated with the data element, wherein the first UID represents a concept associated with the data element, and the second UID represents a first description of the concept associated with the data element; and

use the first UID to search for information related to the concept associated with the data element.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein information related to the concept comprises a second, distinct description of the concept.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the first description is in a first language and the second, distinct description is in a second, distinct language.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the information related to the concept comprises a second data element.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

receive a link, wherein the link points to a specific target data element and the link contains both the first UID and the second UID of the target data element; and

verify the link by matching the second UID contained in the link to the second UID associated with the specific target data element.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the second UID identifies a specific revision of the data element.

20. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a user input comprising a data element in a data set;

receiving a first unique identifier (UID) and a second, distinct UID, wherein the first UID represents a concept associated with the data element, and the second UID represents a specific description of the concept associated with the data element; and

directly associating the first UID and the second UID with the data set, wherein directly associating the first UID and the second UID with the data set comprises generating markup code comprising the first UID and the second UID.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising:

using the first UID to search for information related to the concept associated with the data element.