Patent ID: 8862614
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A machine-readable storage medium containing machine-executable instructions for performing a method of answering a dynamic query having an answer that requires the fusing of data from among multiple heterogeneous data sources, said machine-executable instructions comprising: a first set of machine-executable instructions for receiving the dynamic query; a second set of machine-executable instructions for automatedly evaluating the dynamic query to determine data items and levels of detail needed to provide the answer; a third set of machine-executable instructions for automatedly developing a data-fusing plan based on an ontology of the multiple heterogeneous data sources as a function of the data items and levels of detail, wherein the data-fusion plan includes one or more steps for creating fused data; a fourth set of machine-executable instructions for automatedly executing the one or more steps to create the fused data based on the data items; and a fifth set of machine-executable instructions for automatedly generating the answer based on the fused data; wherein: