摘要:
The present invention is directed to reconciliation/reengineering of mappings in dynamic/evolving ontologies. Mappings are established among different ontologies for resolving the terminological and conceptual incompatibilities and support information exchange. As ontology evolves from one consistent state to another consistent state; this consequently makes the existing mappings of the domain ontology with other ontologies unreliable and staled, so mapping evolution is required. The present invention uses Change History Log of ontology changes to drastically reduce the time required for (re)establishing mappings among ontologies, achieving higher accuracy, and eliminating staleness in mappings. It is valid for more than two ontologies with local, centralized, and distributed Change History Log.