METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROJECTING AND INJECTING INFORMATION SPACES

• US 20110093463A1
• Filed: 10/21/2009
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Boldyrev, Sergey, Oliver, Ian Justin
• Granted Patent: US 8,458,229 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/737
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9024 Graphs; Linked lists G06F16/9027 takes precedence

Abstract

An approach is provided for managing projection and injection operations on information spaces with respect to their information content. An information space projection module receives a query to project a first information space from a second information space. In response to the query, the module extracts a subset of information content from the second information space by using a partitioning function. The module also extracts a subset of rules from the second information space by using the partitioning function. The module then creates the first information space using the extracted subset of information content, and the extracted subset of rules while maintains a link between the first and the second information spaces. An information space injection module enables further injection of the first information space back into the second information space.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a query to project a first information space from a second information space;

extracting a subset of information content from the second information space by using a partitioning function; and

creating the first information space using the extracted subset of information content.

2. A method of claim 1 further comprising:

extracting a subset of rules from the second information space by using the partitioning function; and

including the subset of rules in the first information space.

3. A method of claim 1 further comprising:

maintaining a connection between the first information space and the second information space, wherein the connection enables injection of changes to the first information space into the second information space.

4. A method of claim 1 further comprising:

propagating, after projecting, any modifications to the information content of the second information space related to the first information space into the first information space.

5. A method of claim 1 further comprising:

updating a list of information spaces projected from the second information space based on creation of the first information space.

6. 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 to project a first information space from a second information space;

extract a subset of information content from the second information space by using a partitioning function; and

create the first information space using the extracted subset of information content, and the extracted subset of rules.

7. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

extract a subset of rules from the second information space by using the partitioning function; and

include the subset of rules in the first information space.

8. An apparatus of claim 6 wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

maintain a connection between the first information space and the second information space, wherein the connection enables injection of changes to the first information space into the second information space.

9. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

propagate, after projecting, any modifications to the information content of the second information space related to the first information space into the first information space.

10. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

update a list of information spaces projected from the second information space based on creation of the first information space.

11. A method comprising:

receiving a query to inject a first information space into a second information space;

determining whether the first information space and the second information space exist;

determining whether the first information space is on a list of information spaces projected from the second information space, if the first and the second information spaces exist;

applying a filtering function on information content of the first information space and any other information spaces projected from the first information space, if the first information space is on the list of information spaces projected from the second information space; and

adding the filtered information content to the information content of the second information space.

12. A method of claim 11, wherein the filtering function operates on the information content of the first information space and any other information spaces projected from the first information space that has been added, deleted, or modified since projection of the first information space from the second information space.

13. A method of claim 11, wherein the filtering function is based on predefined criteria.

14. A method of claim 11 further comprising:

removing the first information space from the list of information spaces projected from the second information space.

15. A method of claim 11 further comprising:

modifying a history of the second information space based on injection of the first information space.

16. 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 to inject a first information space into a second information space;

determine whether the first information space and the second information space exist;

determine whether the first information space is on a list of information spaces projected from the second information space, if the first and the second information spaces exist;

apply a filtering function on information content of the first information space and any other information spaces projected from the first information space, if the first information space is on the list of information spaces projected from the second information space; and

add the filtered information content to the information content of the second information space.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the filtering function operates on the information content of the first information space and any other information spaces projected from the first information space that has been added, deleted, or modified since projection of the first information space from the second information space.

18. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the filtering function is based on predefined criteria.

19. An apparatus of claim 16 wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

remove the first information space from the list of information spaces projected from the second information space.

20. An apparatus of claim 16 wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

modify a history of the second information space based on injection of the first information space.