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Method and module for creating a relational database schema from an ontology

US8639712B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Anke Schmeink · Herzogenrath, DE
Sandra Geisler · Aachen, DE
Andreas Brauers · Aachen, DE
Christoph Josef Quix · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2009
Grant date	Jan 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/22
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for creating a relational database schema is provided. The method comprises accessing (110, 210) a reference ontology (101) comprising a first number of concepts and a second number of properties, selecting (120, 220) a first set of concepts from the reference ontology, determining (130, 230) a first set of properties from said second number of properties, associated with the selected first set of concepts, determining (140, 240) a second set of concepts associated with the determined first set of properties, and generating (150, 250) a relational database schema comprising a number of tables, of which at least one table pertains to a concept of said second set of concepts. Further, a module (300) for creating a relational database schema is provided.

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