# US 2008/0189265 A1 · Techniques to manage vocabulary terms for a taxonomy system

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- Number: US 2008/0189265 A1
- Document ID: US20080189265A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/703,002
- Filed: 2007-02-06
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2007-02-06
- Assignees: Microsoft Corporation
- Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov; Daniel E. Kogan; Patrick C. Miller; Michal K. Piaseczny; Lauren N. Antonoff
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080189265A1

## CPC

- G06F 16/328: {Management therefor}
- G06F 16/313: {Selection or weighting of terms for indexing}
- G06F 16/36: Creation of semantic tools, e.g. ontology or thesauri
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

Techniques to manage vocabulary terms for a taxonomy system are described. An apparatus may comprise a managed taxonomy system having a vocabulary management module to manage a taxonomy of formal vocabulary terms organized in a hierarchical structure. The taxonomy may include a category for informal vocabulary terms stored as a list of keywords. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
assigning an informal vocabulary term to a category for a managed taxonomy;
assigning a decision parameter to said informal vocabulary term; and
converting said informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term based on said decision parameter.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, said decision parameter comprising a usage parameter, a weighting parameter, a relationship parameter, or a relevance parameter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising assigning said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a usage parameter to represent a number of times said informal vocabulary term is associated with a resource.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising assigning said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a weighting parameter to represent a priority level for said informal vocabulary term or a resource.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising assigning said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a relationship parameter to represent a relationship between said informal vocabulary term and a formal vocabulary term in said managed taxonomy.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising assigning said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a relevance parameter to represent a level of relevance to a formal vocabulary term or a resource.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising converting said informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term if said decision parameter exceeds a defined threshold value.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising inserting said converted formal vocabulary term into a hierarchy of formal vocabulary terms for said managed taxonomy.

### Claim 9

An article comprising a storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
assign an informal vocabulary term to a category for a managed taxonomy;
assign a decision parameter to said informal vocabulary term;
monitor said assigned decision parameter; and
convert said informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term based on said decision parameter.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The article of claim 9, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a usage parameter to represent a number of times said informal vocabulary term is associated with a resource.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The article of claim 9, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a weighting parameter to represent a priority level for said informal vocabulary term or a resource.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The article of claim 9, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a relationship parameter to represent a relationship between said informal vocabulary term and a formal vocabulary term in said managed taxonomy.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The article of claim 9, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign said informal vocabulary term a decision parameter comprising a relevance parameter to represent a level of relevance to a formal vocabulary term or a resource.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The article of claim 9, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to convert said informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term if said decision parameter exceeds a defined threshold value.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The article of claim 9, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to insert said converted formal vocabulary term into a hierarchy of formal vocabulary terms for said managed taxonomy.

### Claim 16

An apparatus comprising a managed taxonomy system having a vocabulary management module to manage a taxonomy of formal vocabulary terms organized in a hierarchical structure, said taxonomy having a category for informal vocabulary terms stored as a list of keywords.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, comprising a vocabulary assignment module to assign a decision parameter to an informal vocabulary term.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, comprising a vocabulary association module to associate an informal vocabulary term with a resource.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, comprising a vocabulary analysis module to analyze a decision parameter for an informal vocabulary term, and convert said informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term based on said decision parameter.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, comprising a vocabulary analysis module to convert an informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term based on usage of said informal vocabulary term.