A feature model configuration for multimedia applications by an OWL-based approach

Feature models are used to describe common and variable properties of families of related software systems referred as SPL (Software Product Line). Every program in an SPL is identified by a unique and legal combination of features called feature configuration. There is no formal semantic for describing a feature model and no standard tool for building and validate a feature configuration. In this paper we present an OWL-based approach for building and editing feature models together with an OWL-based inferential engine for creating a feature configuration and check its consistency. The Framework has been developed as a Java web service and can be applied to model a wide range of applications from media processing to business and financial modeling.