Semantic network with selective indexing
AssigneeClausal Computing Oy
InventorTatu J Ylonen
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Abstract
Indexing overhead in a semantic network is reduced by omitting some links from indexes in semantic network elements in response to one or more omission rules. Inference strategy over the semantic network is modified to prioritize inference strategies in such a way that the impact of the omissions on inference results is minimized.
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A computer comprising a semantic network stored in its accessible memory, said semantic network comprising semantic network elements, the computer comprising:
- a first omission rule means;
- and
- a first index maintainer responsive to the first omission rule means, the omission rule means causing the first index maintainer to omit at least one link referencing a first node from a first index associated with the first node.
A method of maintaining an index in a semantic network element, comprising:
- adding, by a computer, a plurality of links into an index associated with a semantic network element;
- and
- omitting, by the computer, at least one link from the index based on a first omission rule.
A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium, the product operable to maintain an index in a semantic network element, and the product comprising:
- a computer readable program code means for causing a computer to index a plurality of links into an index associated with a semantic network element;
- and
- a computer readable program code means for causing the computer to omit at least one link from the index based on a first omission rule.
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