Patent ID: 8112448
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A table classification device classifying a plurality of tables included in a plurality of databases into a plurality of groups, the table classification device comprising: using a processing device, a first classifying unit for determining if respective tables of the plurality of tables are similar based on column information including locations of columns in the respective tables, and according to determination result, classifying the plurality of tables into a plurality of groups; using the processing device, a second classifying unit for determining if the respective tables are similar based on column information other than locations of columns in the respective tables, and according to determination result, classifying the plurality of tables into a plurality of groups; and an outputting unit for outputting result classified by the first classification unit and the second classification unit to an outputting device, wherein the first classifying unit determines if the respective tables are similar or not based on if to columns in the tables are similar, and according to determination result, classifies the plurality of tables into a plurality of groups, and the first classifying unit determines if respective tables of the plurality of tables classified into a same group are similar based on if second columns in the respective tables are similar, and according to determination result, further classifies the plurality of tables classified into the same group into a plurality of groups.