×

STRUCTURE INDEX

  • US 20120330875A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2011
  • Published: 12/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for answering a query directed to a knowledge base comprising a declarative system of rules, the method comprising:

  • a) creating for each object of the knowledge base, by a knowledge base manager executing on a device, a generic representative representing the structure of the object, the generic representative defining a generic object;

    b) creating for each rule of the knowledge base, by the knowledge base manager, a generic rule representing the structure of the rule;

    c) creating, by the knowledge base manager, a generic query representing the structure of the query directed to the knowledge base;

    d) inferring, by the knowledge base manager, zero or more generic answers to the generic query by evaluating the generic query and the generic rules against the generic representatives, whereind1) each generic representative bound to a variable of a generic rule for inferring the zero or more generic answers is assigned to the generic rule, and whereind2) each generic representative bound to a variable of the generic query for inferring the zero or more generic answers is assigned to the generic query; and

    e) inferring, by the knowledge base manager, zero or more answers to the query by evaluating the query and the rules of the knowledge base against the objects of the knowledge base, whereine1) the objects bound to a variable of a rule of the knowledge base for inferring the zero or more answers to the query are restricted to objects whose structure is represented by a generic representative in the zero or more generic answers, and whereine2) the objects bound to a variable of the query for inferring the zero or more answers are restricted to objects whose structure is represented by a generic representative in the zero or more generic answers.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×