Ontology mapping method and apparatus

The invention discloses an apparatus for use in generating a mapping using ontologies, the apparatus including at least one electronic processing device that determines ontologies having respective ontology terms, determines a group of ontology terms from at least one of the ontologies, determines alignment between ontology terms in the ontologies for at least some of the group of ontology terms, the alignment being determined at least partially in accordance with an ontology term meaning of the ontology terms and generates a mapping in accordance with the alignment. 本发明公开了种使用本体生成映射的设备，所述设备包括至少个电子处理装置，所述至少个电子处理装置：确定具有相应本体项的本体；根据所述本体中的至少个确定组本体项；针对所述组本体项中的至少些确定所述本体中的本体项之间的对准，所述对准至少部分地根据所述本体项的本体项含义进行确定；以及根据所述对准生成映射。