def _get_remote_ontology(onto_url, time_difference=None):
    """Check if the online ontology is more recent than the local ontology.

    If yes, try to download and store it in Invenio's cache directory.

    Return a boolean describing the success of the operation.

    :return: path to the downloaded ontology.
    """
    if onto_url is None:
        return False

    dl_dir = os.path.join(
        current_app.config["CLASSIFIER_WORKDIR"] or tempfile.gettempdir(),
        "classifier"
    )
    if not os.path.exists(dl_dir):
        os.makedirs(dl_dir)

    local_file = dl_dir + os.path.basename(onto_url)
    remote_modif_time = _get_last_modification_date(onto_url)
    try:
        local_modif_seconds = os.path.getmtime(local_file)
    except OSError:
        # The local file does not exist. Download the ontology.
        download = True
        current_app.logger.info("The local ontology could not be found.")
    else:
        local_modif_time = datetime(*time.gmtime(local_modif_seconds)[0:6])
        # Let's set a time delta of 1 hour and 10 minutes.
        time_difference = time_difference or timedelta(hours=1, minutes=10)
        download = remote_modif_time > local_modif_time + time_difference
        if download:
            current_app.logger.info(
                "The remote ontology '{0}' is more recent "
                "than the local ontology.".format(onto_url)
            )

    if download:
        if not _download_ontology(onto_url, local_file):
            current_app.logger.warning(
                "Error downloading the ontology from: {0}".format(onto_url)
            )

    return local_file