Holistic database record repair
US9116934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method for repairing records of a database, comprises determining a first set of records of the database which violate a functional dependency of the database, determining a second set of records of the database comprising duplicate records, computing a cost metric representing a measure for the cost of mutually dependently modifying records in the first and second sets, modifying records in the first and second sets on the basis of the cost metric to provide a modified database instance.
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