System and method for managing semantic and syntactic metadata
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1. A method for managing semantic and syntactic metadata, said method comprising:
- a processor of a computer system receiving heterogeneous data;
after said receiving, said processor capturing semantic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data;
after said receiving, said processor capturing syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data;
said processor logically linking said received heterogeneous data and said captured semantic metadata and said syntactic metadata; and
said processor storing said heterogeneous data in a repository,said capturing said semantic metadata comprising;
determining whether said received heterogeneous data utilizes a standardized syntax;
if having determined that said received heterogeneous data utilizes the standardized syntax, then retrieving from a library a syntactic metadata template corresponding to said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data;
if having determined that said received heterogeneous data does not utilize the standardized syntax, then receiving at least one syntax response from an end user, each response of said at least one syntax response corresponding to a unique question of at least one syntax question to sent to the end user, each question of said at least one syntax question relating to syntactic attributes of said received heterogeneous data and storing in said library said at least one response as a unique syntactic metadata template;
initiating a data parser to capture both said semantic metadata associated and said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data, said capturing utilizing both said semantic metadata template and said syntactic metadata template.
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A method for managing semantic and syntactic metadata. The method begins with receiving heterogeneous data from either a machine or a human. Next, the method captures the semantic metadata corresponding to the received heterogeneous data by means of a semantic template. Next, the method captures the syntactic metadata corresponding to the received heterogeneous data by means of a syntactic template. After capturing the semantic and syntactic metadata, the method logically links the received heterogeneous data with the captured semantic and syntactic metadata. Finally, the method stores the received heterogeneous data in a repository.
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1. A method for managing semantic and syntactic metadata, said method comprising:
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a processor of a computer system receiving heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing semantic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; said processor logically linking said received heterogeneous data and said captured semantic metadata and said syntactic metadata; and said processor storing said heterogeneous data in a repository, said capturing said semantic metadata comprising; determining whether said received heterogeneous data utilizes a standardized syntax; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data utilizes the standardized syntax, then retrieving from a library a syntactic metadata template corresponding to said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data does not utilize the standardized syntax, then receiving at least one syntax response from an end user, each response of said at least one syntax response corresponding to a unique question of at least one syntax question to sent to the end user, each question of said at least one syntax question relating to syntactic attributes of said received heterogeneous data and storing in said library said at least one response as a unique syntactic metadata template; initiating a data parser to capture both said semantic metadata associated and said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data, said capturing utilizing both said semantic metadata template and said syntactic metadata template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage device having a computer-readable program code stored therein, said computer-readable program code containing instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer system implement a method for managing semantic and syntactic metadata, said method comprising:
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said processor receiving heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing semantic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; said processor logically linking said received heterogeneous data and said captured semantic metadata and said syntactic metadata; and said processor storing said heterogeneous data in a repository, said capturing said semantic metadata comprising; determining whether said received heterogeneous data utilizes a standardized syntax; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data utilizes the standardized syntax, then retrieving from a library a syntactic metadata template corresponding to said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data does not utilize the standardized syntax, then receiving at least one syntax response from an end user, each response of said at least one syntax response corresponding to a unique question of at least one syntax question to sent to the end user, each question of said at least one syntax question relating to syntactic attributes of said received heterogeneous data and storing in said library said at least one response as a unique syntactic metadata template; initiating a data parser to capture both said semantic metadata associated and said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data, said capturing utilizing both said semantic metadata template and said syntactic metadata template. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory device, said memory device comprising a software application, said software application comprising instruction that when executed by said processor, implement a method for managing semantic and syntactic metadata, said method comprising:
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said processor receiving heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing semantic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; said processor logically linking said received heterogeneous data and said captured semantic metadata and said syntactic metadata; and said processor storing said heterogeneous data in a repository, said capturing said semantic metadata comprising; determining whether said received heterogeneous data utilizes a standardized syntax; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data utilizes the standardized syntax, then retrieving from a library a syntactic metadata template corresponding to said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data does not utilize the standardized syntax, then receiving at least one syntax response from an end user, each response of said at least one syntax response corresponding to a unique question of at least one syntax question to sent to the end user, each question of said at least one syntax question relating to syntactic attributes of said received heterogeneous data and storing in said library said at least one response as a unique syntactic metadata template; initiating a data parser to capture both said semantic metadata associated and said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data, said capturing utilizing both said semantic metadata template and said syntactic metadata template. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system, wherein said code in combination with the computing system is capable of implementing a method for managing semantic and syntactic metadata, said method comprising:
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a processor of the computing system receiving heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing semantic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; after said receiving, said processor capturing syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; said processor logically linking said received heterogeneous data and said captured semantic metadata and said syntactic metadata; and said processor storing said heterogeneous data in a repository, said capturing said semantic metadata comprising; determining whether said received heterogeneous data utilizes a standardized syntax; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data utilizes the standardized syntax, then retrieving from a library a syntactic metadata template corresponding to said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data; if having determined that said received heterogeneous data does not utilize the standardized syntax, then receiving at least one syntax response from an end user, each response of said at least one syntax response corresponding to a unique question of at least one syntax question to sent to the end user, each question of said at least one syntax question relating to syntactic attributes of said received heterogeneous data and storing in said library said at least one response as a unique syntactic metadata template; initiating a data parser to capture both said semantic metadata associated and said syntactic metadata associated with said received heterogeneous data, said capturing utilizing both said semantic metadata template and said syntactic metadata template. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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