Systems and Methods to Generate a Software Framework Based on Semantic Modeling and Business Rules

• US 20090077531A1
• Filed: 09/03/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EIS Software Limited
• Original Assignee: Exigen Properties, Inc.
• Inventors: SINGH, Sandeep, MILOSLAVSKY, Alec, BONDARENKO, Oleg
• Granted Patent: US 8,522,195 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/10 Requirements analysis; Specification techniques

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to generate a software framework based on semantic modeling and business rules. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a data processing system, includes: receiving input from one or more first users to generate a first ontology describing a software requirement; receiving input from one or more second users to map the first ontology to a second ontology describing software tools; and generating a software framework in the data processing system based on the input received from the one or more second users to map the first ontology to the second ontology.

Claims

1. A method implemented in a data processing system, the method comprising:

receiving input from one or more first users to generate a first ontology describing a software requirement;

receiving input from one or more second users to map the first ontology to a second ontology describing software tools; and

generating a software framework in the data processing system based on the input received from the one or more second users to map the first ontology to the second ontology.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the software tools comprise existing software tools.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first ontology comprises uses cases, processes and rules.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second ontology comprises uses cases and rules.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input to partition the software tools to generate the second ontology.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing an ontology to assist partitioning of the software tools.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the software requirement is related to a business;

and the software framework includes at least a business object model, a business rules model, or a business process model.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the input from the one or more first users is received in a semantic collaborative web site.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

performing semantic extraction and mapping to generate articles and a domain ontology for the semantic collaborative web site.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the semantic extraction and mapping is performed using an ontology-based information extraction (OBIE) technique.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the ontology-based information extraction (OBIE) technique is based on information extraction/knowledge mining techniques and technologies.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing a third ontology to aid the semantic extraction.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

facilitating collaboration via an integrated issue tracking system.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

facilitating collaboration via an expertise management system to route a document or inquiry.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the expertise management system comprises semantic rules.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the expertise management system comprises rules for query, monitoring, expertise mapping, ranking, allocation, or user interaction management.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

validating the input from the one or more first users via a rule-based reasoner.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

prompting interactive user involvement to resolve rule violations detected by the rule-based reasoner.

19. A machine readable medium embodying instructions, the instructions causing a data processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving input from one or more first users to generate a first ontology describing a software requirement;

receiving input from one or more second users to map the first ontology to a second ontology describing software tools; and

generating a software framework in the data processing system based on the input received from the one or more second users to map the first ontology to the second ontology.

20. A data processing system, comprising:

means for receiving input from one or more first users to generate a first ontology describing a software requirement;

means for receiving input from one or more second users to map the first ontology to a second ontology describing software tools; and

means for generating a software framework in the data processing system based on the input received from the one or more second users to map the first ontology to the second ontology.