Patent ID: 7240063
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for deriving a data conversion rule for transferring data from a first system to a second system, wherein the derived data conversion rule is stored on a computer-readable medium, the system comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of data conversion rules for converting a data format of data into another data format of the data; input means for inputting a first data conversion rule ID identifying a first data conversion rule that converts a first data format used by the first system into a common type of intermediate data format, and inputting a second data conversion rule ID identifying a second data conversion rule that converts the intermediate data format into a second data format used by the second system; extraction means for extracting the first data conversion rule and the second data conversion rule from said storage means by use of the first data conversion rule ID and the second data conversion rule ID; and conversion rule deriving means for deriving a new third data conversion rule for directly converting the first data format into the second data format not through the intermediate data format, wherein the new third data conversion rule is derived based on the first data conversion rule and the second data conversion rule and is stored on the computer-readable medium.