Managing data systems to support semantic-independent schemas
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMark A. Dahl, Edward J. Levinskas, Patrick L. Walsh, Russell G. Gianni, James G. Tanner, Roberto Aaron Vergaray
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Abstract
A method of maintaining data described in a plurality of data models. An ontology is used to describe the data models. The data models are managed using the ontology and using a validation schema to validate object(s) governed by the ontology and derived from data-centric component(s) of content that has a semantically independent structure. Management of the data models is neutral relative to implementation of the content.
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A method of maintaining data described in a plurality of data models, the method comprising:
- using an ontology to describe the data models;
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- managing the data models using the ontology and using a validation schema to validate one or more objects governed by the ontology and derived from one or more data-centric components of content that has a semantically independent structure;
- wherein the managing is neutral relative to implementation of the content.
A method of managing data to support usage of the data in content in accordance with a semantic-independent schema, the method comprising:
- describing concepts of a plurality of models of the data in an ontology;
- structuring content in accordance with the semantic-independent schema, the structuring including embedding in the content one or more data-centric components transformable to incorporate data into the content without affecting the other components of the content structure;
- deriving a validation schema from the ontology;
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- using the validation schema, creating a transform for extracting one or more objects from the data-centric components and validating the one or more objects derived from the one or more data-centric components.
A method of managing data for incorporation into content, the data described in a plurality of data models changeable over time, the method comprising:
- describing the data models in an ontology;
- providing a structure for the content using a semantic-independent schema;
- including in the content structure one or more data-centric components transformable to relate semantically to the ontology and configured to allow semantic-independent implementation of the content structure;
- transforming and semantically relating the one or more data-centric components to the ontology;
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- validating the transformed components relative to the ontology to manage the data models.
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