US 2008/0134016 A1Published application

Device, system and/or method for providing schema-independent access to object in documents

AssigneeSecure Elements, Inc.

InventorsDavid C. Niemoller, Andrew T. Bove

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Abstract

A computer system supports the access of documents formatted according to different schemas. A model includes a relationship for different schemas. The relationship specifies a particular data and, corresponding to the particular data and one of the different schemas, a reference to one or more ontological-elements(s). An ontological-element defines a semantic relationship between the particular data (as subject) and objects with regard to a semantic relationship in documents. An executable program can include instructions or queries to access the particular data in a one or more documents. To access the particular data in the document, the executable program can access the model to obtain the reference to the ontological-elements corresponding to the particular data and the various schema for the various documents can refer to ontological-elements corresponding to the particular semantic relationships among the data, the ontological-elements further specifying one or more objects corresponding to the particular data; and can access objects in the particular documents as specified by ontological-elements.

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Dependent claims

A computer system supporting the access of documents, wherein a document can be formatted according to one of a plurality of different schemas, wherein a schema specifies at least syntactic relationships, structure, and element and attribute names by which to interpret documents, comprising:

(A) a model configured to include a relationship for at least two different schemas, wherein the relationship is configured to specify a particular data and, corresponding to the particular data and one of the different schemas, a reference to at least one ontological-element, wherein the at least one ontological-element defines a semantic relationship between the particular data as subject and objects in documents;
and
(B) a processor configured with an executable program, wherein the executable program includes instructions to access the particular data in a document, the document being formatted according to the one of the different schemas, wherein to access the particular data in the document, the executable program is configured to:
access the model to obtain the reference to the at least one ontological-element corresponding to the particular data and the one of the different schemas,
refer to the at least one ontological-element corresponding to the particular data, the at least one ontological-element further specifying the objects corresponding to the particular data, and
access the objects in the particular document as specified by the at least one ontological-element.

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A computer-implemented method, implemented on at least one computer, for supporting the access of documents, wherein a document can be formatted according to one of a plurality of different schemas, wherein a schema specifies at least syntactic relationships, structure, and element and attribute names by which to interpret a document, wherein a model includes a relationship for the different schemas, the relationship being configured to specify a particular data and, corresponding to the particular data and one of the different schemas, a reference to one or more ontological-elements, where the ontological-element defines a semantic relationship between data as subjects and objects in documents, the method comprising:

executing an instruction to access a particular data in a document, the document being formatted according to one of at least two different schemas, wherein accessing the particular data in the document includes:
accessing the model to obtain the reference to the at least one ontological-element corresponding to the particular data and the one of the different schemas;
referring to the at least one ontological-element corresponding to the particular data, the at least one ontological-element further specifying the objects corresponding to the particular data;
and
accessing the objects in the particular document as specified by the at least one ontological-element.

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A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for execution by a computer, the instructions including a computer-implemented method for supporting the access of documents, wherein a document can be formatted according to one of a plurality of different schemas, wherein a schema specifies syntactic relationships, structure, and element and attribute names by which to interpret a document, the instructions for implementing:

accessing a particular data in a document, the document being formatted according to one of at least two different schemas, wherein accessing the particular data in the document includes:
accessing a model to obtain a reference to a ontological-element corresponding to the particular data and one of the different schemas, the model including a relationship for at least two different schemas, wherein the relationship is configured to specify a particular data and, corresponding to the particular data and one of the different schemas, a reference to at least one ontological-element, wherein the at least one ontological-element defines a semantic relationship between particular data as subject and objects in documents;
referring to the at least one ontological-element corresponding to the particular data, the at least one ontological-element further specifying the objects corresponding to the particular data;
and
accessing the objects in the particular document as specified by the at least one ontological-element.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.