METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND UTILIZING INFORMATION REPRESENTATION OF QUERIES

• US 20110078166A1
• Filed: 09/29/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Honkola, Jukka, Luoma, Juha-Pekka, Oliver, Ian Justin
• Application Number:
  US12/569,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078166A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/832 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/835 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/953 Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines

Abstract

An approach is provided for creating and utilizing information representation of queries. A query application receives a query. The query application expresses the query as a resource description framework graph. The query application causes at least in part storage of the query resource description framework graph.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a query;

expressing the query as a resource description framework graph; and

causing at least in part storage of the query resource description framework graph.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing at least in part synchronizing or embedding of the query resource description framework graph in a resource description framework graph or another query resource description framework graph.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing at least in part sending of the query resource description framework graph over an information space to a receiving party;

causing at least in part storing and interpreting by the receiving party of the query resource description framework graph; and

causing at least in part returning of results of the query at run-time.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

translating the query in a first resource description framework query language into a default resource description framework query language.

5. A method of claim 4, further comprising:

translating the results of the query expressed as a resource description framework structure to an information representation format corresponding to the first resource description framework query language.

6. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

causing at least in part subscription to a change of the query;

causing at least in part notification of the change; and

causing at least in part synchronization between the changed query resource description framework graph and a corresponding query resource description framework graph stored elsewhere, when the change occurs.

7. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

updating the results of the query by the receiving party when the query is changed; and

causing at least in part notification of the updated results of the query.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive a query;

express the query as a resource description framework graph; and

cause at least in part storage of the query resource description framework graph.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause at least in part synchronizing or embedding of the query resource description framework graph in a resource description framework graph or another query resource description framework graph.

10. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause at least in part sending of the query resource description framework graph over an information space to a receiving party;

cause at least in part storing and interpreting by the receiving party of the query resource description framework graph; and

cause at least in part returning of results of the query at run-time.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

translate the query in a first resource description framework query language into a default resource description framework query language.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

translate the results of the query expressed as a resource description framework structure to an information representation format corresponding to the first resource description framework query language.

13. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause at least in part subscription to a change of the query;

cause at least in part notification of the change; and

cause at least in part synchronization between the changed query resource description framework graph and a corresponding query resource description framework graph stored elsewhere, when the change occurs.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

update the results of the query by the receiving party when the query is changed; and

cause at least in part notification of the updated results of the query.

15. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least perform the following steps:

receiving a query;

expressing the query as a resource description framework graph; and

causing at least in part storage of the query resource description framework graph.

16. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

causing at least in part synchronizing or embedding of the query resource description framework graph in a resource description framework graph or another query resource description framework graph.

17. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

causing at least in part sending of the query resource description framework graph over an information space to a receiving party;

causing at least in part storing and interpreting by the receiving party of the query resource description framework graph; and

causing at least in part returning of results of the query at run-time.

18. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

translating the query in a first resource description framework query language into a default resource description framework query language.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

translating the results of the query expressed as a resource description framework structure to an information representation format corresponding to the first resource description framework query language.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

causing at least in part subscription to a change of the query;

causing at least in part notification of the change; and

causing at least in part synchronization between the changed query resource description framework graph and a corresponding query resource description framework graph stored elsewhere, when the change occurs.