Apparatus and method for mapping feature catalogs
First Claim
1. A suitably programmed computing device for use with information systems having two or more feature catalog, each of the feature catalogs comprising features, feature attributes, and feature enumerations, the computing device programmed to map a first feature catalog to a second and subsequent feature catalogs, wherein the programming comprises the steps of:
- sending a crawler to search the second feature catalog for instances of matches between a first feature of the first feature catalog and a corresponding feature of the second feature catalog;
determining a degree of match of the first and corresponding features;
if the degree of match is sufficient, searching, using the crawler, feature attributes of the corresponding feature that match first feature attributes;
determining a degree of match of the first and the corresponding feature attributes; and
if the degree of match is sufficient, searching, using the crawler, feature attribute enumerations of the corresponding feature attributes that match first feature attribute enumerations.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, and corresponding apparatus, is used for mapping feature catalogs. The feature catalogs include features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations. The method includes the steps of accessing a first feature catalog, accessing a second feature catalog, identifying features, feature attributes, and feature enumerations in the first feature catalog, identifying potentially corresponding features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations in the second feature catalog, comparing the features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations of the first and the second feature catalogs to determine a degree of match, and saving data indicative of each of the matches in a database to facilitate future searches and reports.
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20 Claims
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1. A suitably programmed computing device for use with information systems having two or more feature catalog, each of the feature catalogs comprising features, feature attributes, and feature enumerations, the computing device programmed to map a first feature catalog to a second and subsequent feature catalogs, wherein the programming comprises the steps of:
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sending a crawler to search the second feature catalog for instances of matches between a first feature of the first feature catalog and a corresponding feature of the second feature catalog; determining a degree of match of the first and corresponding features; if the degree of match is sufficient, searching, using the crawler, feature attributes of the corresponding feature that match first feature attributes; determining a degree of match of the first and the corresponding feature attributes; and if the degree of match is sufficient, searching, using the crawler, feature attribute enumerations of the corresponding feature attributes that match first feature attribute enumerations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for mapping feature catalogs, the feature catalogs including features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations, the method comprising:
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accessing a first feature catalog; accessing a second feature catalog; identifying features, feature attributes, and feature enumerations in the first feature catalog; identifying potentially corresponding features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations in the second feature catalog; comparing the features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations of the first and the second feature catalogs to determine a degree of match; and saving data indicative of each of the matches in a database to facilitate future reports, searches, transformation services and translation services. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium comprising programming to be executed by a suitable computing device, the programming, when executed, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a first feature catalog; accessing a second feature catalog; identifying features, feature attributes, and feature enumerations in the first feature catalog; identifying potentially corresponding features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations in the second feature catalog; comparing the features, feature attributes, and feature attribute enumerations of the first and the second feature catalogs to determine a degree of match; and saving data indicative of each of the matches in a database to facilitate future reports, searches, transformation services and translation services.
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Specification