Representation of technical content using object-oriented abstraction of meaning
First Claim
1. A method of storing a semantic representation of a machine, a manufacture, a composition of matter, a process, a system or a methodology, using a controlled taxonomy, comprisingstoring in a memory, a plurality of information objects, at least a first one of said information objects identifying (i) an attribute, and (ii) a value or value range or description for said attribute, without reference to the machine, manufacture, composition of matter, process, system or methodology to which the attribute relates, at least a second one of said information objects being a meaning object defining a meaning for said first information object relating to a machine, manufacture, composition of matter, process, system or methodology to which said attribute relates, said first information object including a pointer to said meaning object.
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Abstract
An object-based, semantic representation for documents as information containers, using a controlled taxonomy, facilitates the extraction of meaning from such information containers to provide high-level, automated document interpretation. The high-level functions that are enabled include automated filtering of an information container in accordance with the controlled taxonomy and a set of conditions, to produce a result having only those information objects that are applicable under the specified set of conditions. These functions further include automated combination of information objects which comprise the information containers, to build a composite information container that reflects combined meaning of the associated documents, and automated handling of references from one information container to another.
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1. A method of storing a semantic representation of a machine, a manufacture, a composition of matter, a process, a system or a methodology, using a controlled taxonomy, comprising
storing in a memory, a plurality of information objects, at least a first one of said information objects identifying (i) an attribute, and (ii) a value or value range or description for said attribute, without reference to the machine, manufacture, composition of matter, process, system or methodology to which the attribute relates, at least a second one of said information objects being a meaning object defining a meaning for said first information object relating to a machine, manufacture, composition of matter, process, system or methodology to which said attribute relates, said first information object including a pointer to said meaning object.
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25. Apparatus for storing a semantic representation of a machine, a manufacture, a composition of matter, a process, a system or a methodology, using a controlled taxonomy, comprising
storage containing a plurality of information objects, at least a first one of said information objects identifying (i) an attribute and (ii) a value or value range or description for said attribute, without reference to the machine, manufacture, composition of matter, process, system or methodology to which the attribute relates, at least a second one of said information objects being a meaning object defining a meaning for said first information object relating to a machine, manufacture, composition of matter, process, system or methodology to which said attribute relates, said first information object including a pointer to said meaning object.
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