Visualization of
Thematic Units in KR
Schemata
Mina AKAISHI
Meme Media Laboratory
Hokkaido University, JAPAN
VTU
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Grasp the Relationships ‘direct’ and ‘inherited’
among classes
Find all Paths of specific kinds among a set of
Classes
Understand Impact of Inheritance
Control conflicts between multiple paths and
relationships
Compare schemata to find conflicts
Operations
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Call a Class
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Add/Delete
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Show/Hide
Superclasses
Subclasses
Properties (Relationships)
Inherited Properties
Show/Hide
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Node Object
Link Object
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Show Paths between two
classes
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Merge two Schemata
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Collapse ‘isA’
Layers
Call a Class
A
Show Properties
prop3
A
prop1
Show Superclasses
A
Show Subclasses
A
Show All Links
prop3
A
prop1
Merge Example
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Call ‘Painter’
Show Super Classes
Show Sub Classes
Show Properties
Artist
paints
Painter
Flemish
Cubist
Painting
Merge Example
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Call ‘Sculptor’
Show Super Classes
Show Properties
Show Super-Property
of property ‘sculpts’
creates
Artist
Artifact
sculpts
Sculptor
Sculpture
Merge Example
creates
Artist
Artist
sculpts
paints
Painter
Artifact
Painting
Sculptor
Flemish
Cubist
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Compare two schemata
Sculpture
Merge Example
creates
Artist
Artist
sculpts
paints
Painter
Artifact
Painting
Sculptor
Flemish
Cubist
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Compare two schemata
Find the same classes
Sculpture
Merge Example
creates
Artist
Artifact
Artist
sculpts
Sculptor
paints
Painter
Flemish
Cubist
Sculpture
Painting
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Merge the same classes
Merge Example
creates
Artifact
Artist
sculpts
Sculptor
paints
Painter
Flemish
Cubist
Sculpture
Painting
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Merge the same object
Merge Example
creates
Artifact
Artist
sculpts
Sculptor
paints
Painter
Sculpture
Painting
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Flemish
Cubist
Find ‘ISA’ Link
Merge Example
creates
Artist
Artifact
sculpts
Sculptor
paints
Painter
Sculpture
Painting
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Flemish
Cubist
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Find ‘ISA’ Link
Draw Lines
Merge Example
creates
Artist
Artifact
sculpts
Sculptor
paints
Painter
Sculpture
Painting
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Flemish
Cubist
Find ‘ISA’ Link
Merge Example
creates
Artist
Artifact
sculpts
Sculptor
paints
Painter
Sculpture
Painting
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Flemish
Cubist
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Find ‘ISA’ Link
Draw Lines
CIDOC CRM and ABC
ABC Harmony Class Hierarchy
Entity
Time
Place
Abstraction
Actuality
Work
Artifact
Item
Agent
Manifes
-tation
Temporality
Action
Situation
Event
CIDOC CRM and ABC
ABC related CRM Classes
E1 CRM
Entity
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E39 Actor
E77 Persistent
Item
E55 Type
E28 Conc.
Object
E70
Stuff
E2 Temporal
Entity
E55
Appellation
E4 Period
E5 Event
E18 Physical
Stuff
E73 Information E22 Man-Made
Object
Object
E64 End of E7 Activity E63 Begin of
Existence
Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
E1 CRM
Entity
Entity
E52 Time
-Span
Time
E53 Place
Place
E39 Actor
E77 Persistent
Item
Abstraction
Actuality
E55 Type
Work
E70
E55
Stuff
Appellation
Artifact
Agent
E28 Conc.
Item
Object
E2 Temporal
Entity
Temporality
Action
Situation
E5 Event
Manifes
E18
Physical
-tation
Stuff
E73 Information E22 Man-Made
Object
Object
E4 Period
Event
E64 End of E7 Activity E63 Begin of
Existence
Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
E1 CRM
Entity
Entity
Time
Place
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporality
Work
Situation
Event
Action
Agent
Artifact
Item
Manifes
-tation
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
E2 Temporal
Entity
E4 Period
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E5 Event
E73 Information
Object
E22 Man-Made
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E7 Activity
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Time
Place
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporality
Work
Situation
Event
Action
E1 CRM
Entity
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
Agent
Artifact
E2 Temporal
Entity
E4 Period
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E5 Event
E73 Information
Object
E22 Man-Made
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E7 Activity
Item
Manifes
-tation
ABC:Entity is equivalent to CRM:Entity
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
E1 CRM
Entity
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E77 Persistent
Item
Time
Place
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporal
Temporality E2 Entity
Work
Situation
Event
Action
Agent
Artifact
Item
Manifes
-tation
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
E4 Period
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E5 Event
E73 Information
Object
E22 Man-Made
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E7 Activity
ABC:Temporality is equivalent to CRM:Temporal Entity
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
E1 CRM
Entity
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E77 Persistent
Item
Time
Place
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporal
Temporality E2 Entity
Work
Situation
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
Agent
Artifact
E4 Period
Event
Action
E5 Event
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E73 Information
Object
E22 Man-Made
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E7 Activity
Item
Manifes
-tation
ABC:Event is equivalent to CRM:Event
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
E1 CRM
Entity
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E77 Persistent
Item
Time
Place
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporal
Temporality E2 Entity
Work
Situation
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
Agent
Artifact
E4 Period
Event
E5 Event
Action
E7 Activity
Item
Manifes
-tation
ABC:Action is equivalent to CRM:Activity
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E73 Information
Object
E22 Man-Made
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
E1 CRM
Entity
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E77 Persistent
Item
Time
Place
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporal
Temporality E2 Entity
Work
Situation
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
Agent
Item
Manifes
-tation
E4 Period
Event
E5 Event
Action
E7 Activity
Artifact
E22 Man-Made
Object
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E73 Information
Object
ABC:Artifact is equivalent to CRM:Man-Made Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
E1 CRM
Entity
Time
Place
E53 Place
E52 Time
-Span
E77 Persistent
Item
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporal
Temporality E2 Entity
Work
Situation
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
Agent
Item
Manifes
-tation
E4 Period
Event
E5 Event
Action
E7 Activity
Artifact
E22 Man-Made
Object
ABC:Place is equivalent to CRM:Place
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E73 Information
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
E1 CRM
Entity
Time
Place
E52 Time
-Span
E53 Place
E77 Persistent
Item
Abstraction
Actuality
Temporal
Temporality E2 Entity
Work
Situation
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
Agent
Item
Manifes
-tation
E4 Period
Event
E5 Event
Action
E7 Activity
Artifact
E22 Man-Made
Object
ABC:Time is equivalent to Time-Span
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E73 Information
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Abstraction
Actuality
Time
Time-Span
Place
Place
Temporality
Temporal Entity
Work
Situation
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Appellation
E55 Type
E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
Agent
E4 Period
Event
Event
Action
Activity
Item
Manifes
-tation
Artifact
Man-Made Object
Merge the equivalent classes
E28 Conc.
Object
E18
Physical
Stuff
E73 Information
Object
E63 Begin of
Existence
E64 End of
Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Abstraction
Actuality
Work
Agent
Time
Time-Span
Place
Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Appellation E55 Type E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
E18 Physical E28 Conc.
Stuff
Object
Artifact
Man-Made Object
Item
Manifes
-tation
E73 Information
Object
Re-Arrangement
Temporality
Temporal Entity
E4 Period
Situation
Action
Activity
Event
Event
E63 Begin ofE64 End of
Existence Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Abstraction
Actuality
Work
Agent
Time
Time-Span
Place
Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Appellation E55 Type E39 Actor
E70
Stuff
E18 Physical E28 Conc.
Stuff
Object
Artifact
Man-Made Object
Item
Manifes
-tation
Temporality
Temporal Entity
E73 Information
Object
E4 Period
Situation
Action
Activity
Event
Event
E63 Begin ofE64 End of
Existence Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Actuality
Agent
Time
Time-Span
Place
Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Appellation E55 Type E39 Actor
Temporality
Temporal Entity
E70
Stuff
E4 Period
E18 Physical E28 Conc.
Stuff
Object
Artifact
Man-Made Object
E73 Information Abstraction
Object
Situation
Action
Activity
Manifes
Work
-tation
ABC: Abstraction is subclass of CRM: Conceptual Object
Item
Event
Event
E63 Begin ofE64 End of
Existence Existence
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Time
Time-Span
Place
Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Actuality
Appellation E55 Type
Agent
E70
Stuff
Physical E28 Conc.
E39 Actor E18 Stuff
Object
Artifact
Man-Made Object
Temporality
Temporal Entity
E73 Information Abstraction
Object
E4 Period
Situation
Action
Activity
Event
Event
E63 Begin ofE64 End of
Existence Existence
Manifes
Work
-tation
E6 Destruction
ABC: Actuality is equivalent to CRM: Physical Stuff ∪CRM: Information Object ∪ CRM: Actor
Item
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Time
Time-Span
Place
Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Actuality
Appellation E55 Type
Agent
E70
Stuff
Temporality
Temporal Entity
Situation
Physical E28 Conc.
E39 Actor E18 Stuff
Object
Artifact
Man-Made Object
E73 Information Abstraction
Object
Event
Event
Action
Activity
E63 Begin ofE64 End of
Existence Existence
Manifes
Work
-tation
ABC: Situation is superclass of CRM: Event, is subclass of CM: Temporal Entity
Item
E4 Period
E6 Destruction
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Time
Time-Span
Place
Place
E77 Persistent
Item
E55
Actuality
Appellation E55 Type
Agent
E70
Stuff
Temporality
Temporal Entity
Situation
Physical E28 Conc.
E39 Actor E18 Stuff
Object
Artifact
Man-Made Object
E73 Information Abstraction
Object
E4 Period
Event
Event
Action
Activity
E63 Begin ofE64 End of
Existence Existence
Manifes
Work
-tation
E6 Destruction
ABC: Manifestation is subclass of CRM: Information Object (not physical ), is subclass of CRM: Type
Item
CIDOC CRM and ABC
Merging Class Hierarchies
Entity
Entity
Time
Time-Span
E55
Appellation
Place
Place
E55 Type
Agent
E39 Actor
E77 Persistent
Item
Actuality
E18 Physical
Stuff
Artifact
E73 Information
Man-Made Object
Object
Manifes
-tation
Item
Re-Arrangement
Temporality
Temporal Entity
E70
Stuff
Situation
E28 Conc.
Object
Abstraction
Work
E4 Period
Event
Event
Action
Activity
E63 Begin ofE64 End of
Existence Existence
E6 Destruction