Data converter

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided for preparing a data converter between a source apparatus, in which source data items have been stored according to a predetermined specification of source representation, and a user apparatus having a specification of user representation for the utilization of user data items. The method includes: setting up a pair of machine-interpretable source and user descriptors respectively, of the source and user specifications of representation respectively; and comparing between the source descriptor and the user descriptor to set up therefrom a block for data interpretation by a machine.

主权项

1. A method for preparing a data converter between a source apparatus, in which source data items have been stored according to a predetermined specification of source representation and a user apparatus having a specification of user representation for utilization of user data items, wherein said source data items and said user data items are encoded using different encoding formats, the method comprising the following steps, all steps being performed using at least one processor:
an initial step of providing a pair of machine-interpretable source and user descriptors of the source and user specifications of representation, respectively, said source descriptor comprising at least a reference of a first semantic graph representing a first thesaurus of said source apparatus, and said user descriptor comprising at least a reference of a second semantic graph representing a second thesaurus of said user apparatus; detecting a presence of a connection between the source apparatus and the user apparatus; in response to the presence of the connection, transferring the machine-interpretable source descriptor from the source apparatus to the user apparatus, or transferring the machine-interpretable user descriptor from the user apparatus to the source apparatus; comparing the source descriptor and the user descriptor to determine therefrom at least one discordance, using the at least one discordance, in combination with said first and second semantic graphs of respectively said source and said user descriptors, to set up a machine-interpretation block to control a conversion by said data converter between homologous data elements of the source descriptor and the user descriptor respectively; and using the machine-interpretation block to perform the conversion on at least one of the homologus data elements.