Apparatus and method for adaptably acquiring attribute information
First Claim
1. An attribute information acquisition apparatus for acquiring, from tabulated data having multiple sets of attribute information comprising multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in a tabulate form, said multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in each of said sets, said apparatus comprising:
- a set attribute storing section for storing, for each of multiple set attributes preset in advance, the name of the set attribute;
an attribute name specifying portion selecting section for selecting an attribute name specifying portion which is a row or a column of said tabulated data in which, for each of said multiple attributes recorded in said tabulated data, the name of the recorded attribute is recorded;
an attribute name comparing section for comparing the names of said multiple recorded attributes included in said attribute name specifying portion with the names of said multiple set attributes, and associating each of said recorded attributes with one of said multiple set attributes based on a result of the comparison; and
an attribute information acquiring section for acquiring, for each of said multiple sets recorded in said tabulated data, each of said multiple pieces of attribute information belonging to the set as attribute information corresponding to said set attribute associated with said recorded attribute of the attribute information.
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Abstract
An attribute acquisition apparatus includes a set attribute storing section for storing the names of multiple set attributes and an attribute name specifying portion selecting section for selecting an attribute name specifying portion which is a row or a column of tabulated data in which each of the names of multiple recorded attributes recorded in tabulated data is recorded. Also provided is an attribute name comparing section for comparing the names of the multiple recorded attributes included in the attribute name specifying portion with the names of the multiple set attributes, and associating each of the recorded attributes with one of the multiple set attributes based on the result of the comparison. The apparatus further includes an attribute information acquiring section for acquiring, for each of multiple sets recorded in the tabulated data, each of multiple pieces of attribute information belonging to that set as attribute information corresponding to the set attribute associated with the recorded attribute of the attribute information. Also encompassed are methods for acquiring and managing attributes consistent with the above apparatus and program products for practicing such a method.
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17 Claims
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1. An attribute information acquisition apparatus for acquiring, from tabulated data having multiple sets of attribute information comprising multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in a tabulate form, said multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in each of said sets, said apparatus comprising:
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a set attribute storing section for storing, for each of multiple set attributes preset in advance, the name of the set attribute;
an attribute name specifying portion selecting section for selecting an attribute name specifying portion which is a row or a column of said tabulated data in which, for each of said multiple attributes recorded in said tabulated data, the name of the recorded attribute is recorded;
an attribute name comparing section for comparing the names of said multiple recorded attributes included in said attribute name specifying portion with the names of said multiple set attributes, and associating each of said recorded attributes with one of said multiple set attributes based on a result of the comparison; and
an attribute information acquiring section for acquiring, for each of said multiple sets recorded in said tabulated data, each of said multiple pieces of attribute information belonging to the set as attribute information corresponding to said set attribute associated with said recorded attribute of the attribute information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An attribute information acquisition method for acquiring, from tabulated data having multiple sets of attribute information composed of multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in a tabulate form, said multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in each of said sets, said method comprising:
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storing, for each of multiple set attributes preset in advance, the name of the set attribute;
selecting an attribute name specifying portion which is a row or a column of said tabulated data in which, for each of multiple attributes recorded in said tabulated data, the name of the recorded attribute is recorded;
comparing the names of said multiple recorded attributes included in said attribute name specifying portion with the names of said multiple set attributes, and associating each of said recorded attributes with one of said multiple set attributes based on the comparing result; and
acquiring, for each of said multiple sets recorded in said tabulated data, each of said multiple pieces of attribute information belonging to the set as attribute information corresponding to said set attribute associated with said recorded attribute of the attribute information.
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17. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program instructions embodied thereon which are effective when executing to acquire, from tabulated data having multiple sets of attribute information composed of multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in a tabulate form, said multiple pieces of attribute information recorded in each of said sets, said program instructions comprising:
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computer-readable program instructions effective when executing to select an attribute name specifying portion which is a row or a column of said tabulated data in which, for each of multiple attributes recorded in said tabulated data, the name of the recorded attribute is recorded;
computer-readable program instructions effective when executing to compare the names of said multiple recorded attributes included in said attribute name specifying portion with the names of said multiple set attributes, and to associate each of said recorded attributes with one of said multiple set attributes based on the comparing result; and
computer-readable program instructions effective when executing to acquire, for each of said multiple sets recorded in said tabulated data, each of said multiple pieces of attribute information belonging to the set as attribute information corresponding to said set attribute associated with said recorded attribute of the attribute information.
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