Apparatus for a multi-modal ontology engine

• US 6,728,692 B1
• Filed: 12/23/1999
• Issued: 04/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Martinka, Joseph J, Collins, Patricia, Krug, Adrian, Forman, George H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hirl, Joseph P
• Application Number:
  US09/470,848
• Time in Patent Office: 1,587 Days
• Field of Search: 706/45, 706/46, 706/47, 707/500
• US Class Current: 706/45
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models

Abstract

An apparatus for a multi-modal reasoning ontology engine comprising a data structure on computer readable media, where the data structures has a knowledge representation fact base of knowledge objects called tasks and results, where each result corresponds to one task to form a unique task-result pair, and a premise maintenance system of truth objects that can be reused called premises and conclusions.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a multi-modal reasoning ontology engine, comprising:

a. at least one computer readable medium; and

b. a data structure embedded on said at least one computer readable medium, said data structure comprising a knowledge representation fact base of knowledge objects compatible with reasoning systems requiring an evaluation of questions, said data structure comprising;

i. at least one task; and

ii. at least one result for a given one of said at least one task, wherein each of said at least one result corresponds to a different one of said at least one task to form a unique task-result pair.

2. An apparatus as in claim 1, additionally comprising a premise maintenance system of truth objects, wherein said truth objects are derived from said knowledge objects by a reasoning system.

3. An apparatus as in claim 2, wherein said truth objects comprise:

a. a number of premises; and

b. a number of conclusions.

4. An apparatus as in claim 3, wherein each of said number of premises is a task-result pair that is derived from an interrogative task and a corresponding result.

5. An apparatus as in claim 4, wherein each of said number of premises is said task-result pair that is pair that is evaluated.

6. An apparatus as in claim 4, wherein some of said number of premises is maintained in a premise maintenance system.

7. An apparatus as in claim 3, wherein each of said number of conclusions is a task-result pair that is derived from a declarative task and a corresponding result.

8. An apparatus as in claim 7, wherein each said number of conclusions is maintained in a premise maintenance system.

9. An apparatus as in claim 2, additionally comprising a number of contexts, wherein a number of truth objects are associated with said number of contexts.

10. An apparatus as in claim 9, wherein said context is determined by a reasoning system using said knowledge representation fact base.

11. An apparatus as in claim 9, wherein said context is maintained in a premise maintenance system.

12. An apparatus as in claim 1, additionally comprising a number of concepts, wherein at least one of said knowledge objects is associated with a given one of said number of concepts.

13. An apparatus as in claim 12, wherein a given one of said number of concepts is used to determine a number of said at least one task.

14. An apparatus as in claim 12, wherein a given one of said number of concepts is used to determine a number of said at least one result.

15. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said knowledge representation fact base is used by a reasoning system to generate knowledge.

16. An apparatus as in claim 15, wherein said knowledge comprises premises and conclusions.

17. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein a number of said at least one task is associated with a knowledge agent.

18. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said at least one task and said at least one result is each associated with one or more languages.

19. An apparatus for a multi-modal reasoning ontology engine, comprising:

a. at least one computer readable medium;

b. a data structure embedded on said at least one computer readable medium, said data structure comprising a knowledge representation fact base of knowledge objects compatible with reasoning systems requiring an evaluation of questions, said data structure comprising;

i. at least one task; and

ii. at least one result, wherein each of said at least one result corresponds to a different one of at least one task to form a unique task-result pair; and

iii. a premise maintenance system of truth objects, wherein;

(1) said truth objects are derived from said knowledge objects by a reasoning system; and

(2) said premise maintenance system infers knowledge from said knowledge objects.

20. An apparatus as in claim 19, additionally comprising a number of contexts, wherein a number of said truth objects are associated with said number of contexts.