Patent ID: 8219593
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for organizing a database, the method comprising: accessing, by a computer system, a set comprising a plurality of database records stored in a database on a computer system, wherein the plurality of database records comprise at least one facet, and wherein the database is organized based on an existing structure; establishing, by the computer system, at least one identifying characteristic for the set comprising the plurality of database records and a respective at least one facet; analyzing, by the computer system, the database to determine a statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic; generating, by the computer system, a measurement of distinctiveness for the set, based on the statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic; identifying, by the computer system, at least one distinctive group of database records within the database based on the measurement of distinctiveness; generating, by the computer system, a descriptor associated with the identified at least one distinctive group of database records; and organizing, by the computer system, the database based on the descriptor, wherein the act of organizing the database based on the descriptor includes modifying the existing structure of the database to include the organization of the database based on the descriptor.