Asset-data integration

Number: 10642858
Published: 2020-05-05
Filed: 2018-04-09
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Accardo; Anthony M., Chatfield, Jr.; Walter P., Boctor; Maged, Marshall; Alexander
CPC: G06F16/258
Verdict: Set aside data integration, business
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

There is provided a system including a processor and a memory, storing an asset-data synthesis unit having a data translation module and a data integration module. The processor executes the asset-data synthesis unit to receive a first and a second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies, translate the first and second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce respective first and second common format asset description data, inferentially identify based on probabilistic inference that the first and second common format asset description data describe a same asset, integrate the first and second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset, and generate a synthesized data describing the same asset and linking the integrated asset description data and the first and second domain specific asset description data.

Background

BACKGROUND(1) Asset classification and metadata governance systems have traditionally been structured as hierarchical taxonomies. Because such traditionally structured systems are static and fail to allow for dynamic data models, users of those systems typically encounter significant problems in terms of asset categorization, organization, and retrieval. Although the limitations imposed by these hierarchically structured taxonomies may be tolerable for a single data repository used in isolation, problems may become intractable when attempting to govern data across multiple independent data domains. For example, it becomes difficult and in some instances impracticable to resolve unique asset identifiers across systems and to govern vocabulary across the various domains.SUMMARY(2) There are provided asset-data integration systems and methods, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, and as set forth more completely in the claims.

Claims

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An asset-data integration system comprising: a hardware processor and a system memory; an asset-data synthesis unit stored in the system memory; wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the asset-data synthesis unit to: receive a first domain specific asset description data and a second domain specific asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies; translate the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce a first common format asset description data and a second common format asset description data, respectively; inferentially identify, based on probabilistic inference, that the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data describe a same asset; integrate the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset; generate a synthesized data describing the same asset, the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data, and the second domain specific asset description data; receive a third domain specific asset description data; translate the third domain specific asset description data to the common descriptive vocabulary to produce a third common format asset description data; inferentially identify, based on probabilistic inference, that the third common format asset description data describes the same asset; integrate the third common format asset description data with the integrated asset description data to produce a re-integrated asset description data; and update the synthesized data describing the same asset to link the re-integrated asset description data with the first domain specific asset description data, the second domain specific asset description data, and the third domain specific asset description data. 6. A method for use by an asset-data integration system having a hardware processor, the method comprising: receiving, using the hardware processor, a first domain specific asset description data and a second domain specific asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies; translating, using the hardware processor, the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce a first common format asset description data and a second common format asset description data, respectively; inferentially identifying, using the hardware processor, based on probabilistic inference, that the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data describe a same asset; integrating, using the hardware processor, the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset; generating, using the hardware processor, a synthesized data describing the same asset, the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data, and the second domain specific asset description data; receiving, using the hardware processor, a third domain specific asset description data; translating, using the hardware processor, the third domain specific asset description data to the common descriptive vocabulary to produce a third common format asset description data; inferentially identifying, using the hardware processor, based on probabilistic inference, that the third common format asset description data describes the same asset; integrating, using the hardware processor, the third common format asset description data with the integrated asset description data to produce a re-integrated asset description data; and updating, using the hardware processor, the synthesized data describing the same asset to link the re-integrated asset description data with the first domain specific asset description data, the second domain specific asset description data, and the third domain specific asset description data. 11. An asset-data integration system comprising: a hardware processor configured to: receive a first domain specific asset description data and a second domain specific asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies; translate the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce a first common format asset description data and a second common format asset description data, respectively; determine that the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data describe a same asset; integrate the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset; generate a synthesized data describing the same asset, the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data, and the second domain specific asset description data; receive a third domain specific asset description data; translate the third domain specific asset description data to the common descriptive vocabulary to produce a third common format asset description data; determine that the third common format asset description data describes the same asset; integrate the third common format asset description data with the integrated asset description data to produce a re-integrated asset description data; and update the synthesized data describing the same asset to link the re-integrated asset description data with the first domain specific asset description data, the second domain specific asset description data, and the third domain specific asset description data. 16. A method for use by an asset-data integration system having a hardware processor, the method comprising: receiving, using the hardware processor, a first domain specific asset description data and a second domain specific asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data being expressed using different descriptive vocabularies; translating, using the hardware processor, the first domain specific asset description data and the second domain specific asset description data to a common descriptive vocabulary to produce a first common format asset description data and a second common format asset description data, respectively; determining, using the hardware processor, that the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data describe a same asset; integrating, using the hardware processor, the first common format asset description data and the second common format asset description data to produce an integrated asset description data describing the same asset; generating, using the hardware processor, a synthesized data describing the same asset, the synthesized data linking the integrated asset description data, the first domain specific asset description data, and the second domain specific asset description data; receiving, using the hardware processor, a third domain specific asset description data; translating, using the hardware processor, the third domain specific asset description data to the common descriptive vocabulary to produce a third common format asset description data; determining, using the hardware processor, that the third common format asset description data describes the same asset; integrating, using the hardware processor, the third common format asset description data with the integrated asset description data to produce a re-integrated asset description data; and updating, using the hardware processor, the synthesized data describing the same asset to link the re-integrated asset description data with the first domain specific asset description data, the second domain specific asset description data, and the third domain specific asset description data.