Method of describing business and technology information for utilization
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul Asobayire, Dilip K. Barman, Stephen E. Bello, Anne B. Bomford, Ting D. Cheng, Thomas E. Donegan, John O.F. Long, R. Bruce Shearer
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Abstract
A method for data processing can include associating at least one descriptor dimension with a data item. The descriptor dimension can represent a scale between a first subject and at least a second subject. A dimension value can be associated with the descriptor dimension to quantify a relationship between the data item and the first and second subjects.
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A method for data processing, comprising the steps of:
- associating at least one descriptor dimension to data items of a collection, wherein said descriptor dimension represents a scale between at least a first subject and a second subject;
- and
- assigning a dimension value to said descriptor dimension;
- wherein said dimension value quantifies a relationship of said data items to said first and second subjects of said descriptor dimension.
A method for searching a collection of data items, comprising the steps of:
- querying a user with a set of questions wherein said questions correlate to descriptor dimensions and dimension values associated with said data items, said descriptor dimensions representing a scale between at least a first subject and a second subject and said dimension values quantifying a relationship of said data items to said first and second subjects of said descriptor dimension;
- generating a query based upon user responses to said questions, said query specifying at least one descriptor dimension and associated dimension value for searching said collection of data items;
- and
- searching said collection of data items for particular ones of said data items conforming to said query.
A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- associating at least one descriptor dimension to data items of a collection, wherein said descriptor dimension represents a scale between at least a first subject and a second subject;
- and
- assigning a dimension value to said descriptor dimension;
- wherein said dimension value quantifies a relationship of said data items to said first and second subjects of said descriptor dimension.
A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- querying a user with a set of questions wherein said questions correlate to descriptor dimensions and dimension values associated with said data items, said descriptor dimensions representing a scale between at least a first subject and a second subject and said dimension values quantifying a relationship of said data items to said first and second subjects of said descriptor dimension;
- generating a query based upon user responses to said questions, said query specifying at least one descriptor dimension and associated dimension value for searching said collection of data items;
- and
- searching said collection of data items for particular ones of said data items conforming to said query.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.