| 摘要 |
A data construct called a semcard is a semantic (meaning-based) software object including semantic meta-tags and meta-data that describes a target object or thing. A target object can be any type of digital or physical entity or identifier, or it can be tacit knowledge, such as ideas, concepts, processes or other data existing in a user's mind, provided that the user represents this knowledge in the semcard. A semcard embodies information about its own structure-rules, history, state, policies and goals regarding automation, display, access permissions, sharing and other operations of the semcard and any optional target object. It can also represent a semantic link between two semcards, or a semantically typed link or a standard Web hyperlink between a semcard and its referent target. A collection of semcards represents a knowledge network; single semcards, and knowledge networks, can be browsed, shared, searched, disseminated, manipulated, displayed, organized, and stored. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system for semantically representing a digital object using a semantic object, comprising,
a network component, wherein the network component manages data received by and transmitted from the system; an identity manager coupled to the network component, wherein the identity manager manages identities of a set of users and user groups of the system, and wherein the identity manager further specifies an author of the semantic object, the author of the semantic object being associated with a first metadata entry of the semantic object; an automation component coupled to the identity manager, wherein the automation component determines an access policy that specifies how the semantic object is shared over a network, the access policy being associated with a second metadata entry of the semantic object; and a router module coupled to the automation component, wherein the routing module routes the semantic object over the network to another user in accordance with the access policy. |
