Asset-Data Integration

• US 20180225347A1
• Filed: 04/09/2018
• Published: 08/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Accardo, Anthony M., Chatfield, JR., Walter P., Boctor, Maged, Marshall, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 10,642,858 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

There is provided a system including a processor and a memory, storing an asset-data synthesis unit having a data translation module and a data integration module. The processor executes the asset-data synthesis unit to receive a first and a second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies, translate the first and second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce respective first and second common format asset description data, inferentially identify based on probabilistic inference that the first and second common format asset description data describe a same asset, integrate the first and second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset, and generate a synthesized data describing the same asset and linking the integrated asset description data and the first and second domain specific asset description data.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. An asset-data integration system comprising:

a hardware processor and a system memory;

an asset-data synthesis unit stored in the system memory, the asset-data synthesis unit including a data translation module and a data integration module;

wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the asset-data synthesis unit to;

receive a first and a second domain specific asset description data, the first and second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies;

translate the first and second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce respective first and second common format asset description data;

inferentially identify based on probabilistic inference that the first and second common format asset description data describe a same asset;

integrate the first and second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset; and

generate a synthesized data describing the same asset, the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data and the first and second domain specific asset description data.

22. The asset-data integration system of claim 21, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the asset-data synthesis unit to display the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data and the first and second domain specific asset description data to a system user.

23. The asset-data integration system of claim 22, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the asset-data synthesis unit to modify the synthesized data based on an asset correction data received from the system user.

24. The asset-data integration system of claim 21, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the asset-data synthesis unit to:

receive another domain specific asset description data;

translate the another domain specific asset description data to the common descriptive vocabulary to produce another common format asset description data;

inferentially identify based on probabilistic inference that the another common format asset description data as describing the same asset;

integrate the another common format asset description data with the integrated asset description data to produce a reintegrated asset description data; and

update the synthesized data describing the same asset to link the reintegrated asset description data with the first and second domain specific asset description data, and the another domain specific asset description data.

25. The asset-data integration system of claim 24, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the asset-data synthesis unit to modify a governing ontology defined by the asset-data synthesis unit based on at least one of the reintegrated asset description data and the update to the synthesized data.

26. The asset-data integration system of claim 21, further comprising a central asset database stored in the system memory, the hardware processor being further configured to execute the asset-data synthesis unit to store the synthesized data in the central asset database.

27. A method for use by an asset-data integration system having a hardware processor, the method comprising:

receiving, using the hardware processor, a first and a second domain specific asset description data, the first and second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies;

translating, using the hardware processor, the first and second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce respective first and second common format asset description data;

inferentially identifying, using the hardware processor, based on probabilistic inference that the first and second common format asset description data as describing a same asset;

integrating, using the hardware processor, the first and second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset; and

generating, using the hardware processor, a synthesized data describing the same asset, the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data and the first and second domain specific asset description data.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising displaying, using the hardware processor, the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data and the first and second domain specific asset description data to a system user.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising modifying, using the hardware processor, the synthesized data based on an asset correction data received from the system user.

30. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

receiving, using the hardware processor, another domain specific asset description data;

translating, using the hardware processor, the another domain specific asset description data to the common descriptive vocabulary to produce another common format asset description data;

inferentially identifying, using the hardware processor, based on probabilistic inference that the another common format asset description data as describing the same asset;

integrating, using the hardware processor, the another common format asset description data with the integrated asset description data to produce a reintegrated asset description data; and

updating, using the hardware processor, the synthesized data describing the same asset to link the reintegrated asset description data with the first and second domain specific asset description data, and the another domain specific asset description data.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising modifying, using the hardware processor, a governing ontology defined by an asset-data synthesis unit of the asset-data integration system, based on at least one of the reintegrated asset description data and the updating of the synthesized data.

32. The method of claim 27, further comprising storing, using the hardware processor, the synthesized data in a central asset database of the asset-data integration system.