JPH09502039A - 自然言語に似た構造を用いたデータベースのモデル化及び照会に関する方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.中央演算処理手段、バス手段、表示手段、データ入力手段、メモリ手段、デ ータ記憶手段、及びグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを有する、データベ ース設計を指定するためのプログラム可能な、デジタル汎用コンピュータを含む 装置であって、前記装置が更に、 前記表示手段上に図表を生成する図表手段、 前記図表上でカーソルの動きを制御する、カーソル制御手段、 前記コンピュータに実装された関係データベースを更に含むリポジトリ手段、 編集ウインドウに、前記データ入力手段を用いたテキスト、データ・オブジェ クトを含む前記テキストの項目、前記データ・オブジェクトに関する事実、及び 前記データ・オブジェクトに関する制約を入力する、テキスト入力手段、 前記テキストを確認するための、ユーザが選択可能なテキスト確認手段、 前記テキスト入力手段からの前記テキストを前記図表に変換するための、ユー ザが選択可能な変換手段、及び 前記テキストを、前記リポジトリ手段のみにコンパイルするためのユーザが選 択可能な第1のコンパイル手段を含むことを特徴とする、前記装置。 2.中央演算処理手段、バス手段、表示手段、データ入力手段、メ モリ手段、データ記憶手段、グラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェース、及びリポ ジトリ手段を有する、プログラム可能な、デジタル汎用コンピュータ上でデータ ベース設計を指定するための方法であって、前記リポジトリ手段が更に前記コン ピュータ上で実施される関係データベース手段を含み、前記方法が、 前記表示手段上に図表を生成するステップ、 前記図表上でカーソルを移動させるステップ、 編集ウインドウに、前記データ入力手段からのテキスト、データ・オブジェク トを含む前記テキストの項目、前記データ・オブジェクトに関する事実、及び前 記データ・オブジェクトに関する制約を入力するステップ、 ユーザの選択可能なオプションに応答して、テキストを確認するステップ、 ユーザの選択可能なオプションに応答して、前記テキスト入力手段からの前記 テキストを前記図表に変換するステッブ、及び ユーザの選択可能なオプションに応答して、前記テキストを、前記リポジトリ 手段のみにコンパイルするステップを含むことを特徴とする、前記方法。 3.中央演算処理手段、バス手段、表示手段、データ入力手段、メモリ手段、デ ータ記憶手段、グラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェース、及びリポジトリ手段を 有する、プログラム可能な、デジタル汎用コンピュータ上で事前に実装されてい るデータベースに対する照会文を、自然言語で記述する方法であって、前記リポ ジトリ手段が 更に前記コンピュータ上で実施される関係データベース手段を含み、前記記述方 法が更に、 前記表示手段上に図表を生成するステップ、 前記図表上でカーソルを移動させるステップ、 事実ツリー形成方法を用いて、前記照会文に基づく事実ツリーを形成するステ ップ、及び 事実ツリー記述方法を用いて、自然言語で前記事実ツリーを記述するステップ を含むことを特徴とする、前記方法。 4.中央演算処理手段、バス手段、表示手段、データ入力手段、メモリ手段、デ ータ記憶手段、及びグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを有する、プログラ ム可能な、デジタル汎用コンピュータ上で事前に実装されているデータベースに 対する照会文を生成する装置であって、前記装置が更に、 前記表示手段上に図表を生成する図表手段、 前記図表上でカーソルの動きを制御する、カーソル制御手段、 前記コンピュータに実装された関係データベースを更に含むリポジトリ手段、 事実ツリーを形成するための事実ツリー形成手段であって、前記事実ツリーが 更に根ノードを含んでおり、及び 前記根ノードを入力に用い、前記根ノードと同等な第1の照会文を、前記デー タベースに適応するコンピュータ言語で返すことによって、照会文を前記データ ベース手段にマッピングする照会文マッピング手段を含むことを特徴とする、前 記装置。 5.中央演算処理手段、バス手段、表示手段、データ入力手段、メモリ手段、デ ータ記憶手段、及びグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを有する、プログラ ム可能な、デジタル汎用コンピュータ上で事前に実装されているデータベースに 対する照会文を生成する方法であって、前記方法が更に、 図表手段を用いて、前記表示手段上に図表を生成するステップ、 カーソル制御手段を用いて、前記図表上でカーソルを移動させるステップ、 関係データベースを更に含むリポジトリ手段を、前記コンピュータに実装する ステップ、 事実ツリー形成手段に事実ツリーを形成するステップであって、前記事実ツリ ーが更に根ノードを含んでおり、及び 照会文マッピング手段を用い、前記根ノードを入力に用い、前記根ノードと同 等な第1の照会文を、前記データベースに適応するコンピュータ言語で返すこと によって、照会文を前記データベース手段にマッピングするステップを含むこと を特徴とする、前記方法。 6.中央演算処理手段、バス手段、表示手段、データ入力手段、メモリ手段、デ ータ記憶手段、及びグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを有する、データベ ース設計を指定し、前記データベースに対する照会文を生成し、前記照会文を自 然言語で記述するためのプログラム可能な、デジタル汎用コンピュータを含む装 置であって、前記装置が、 前記表示手段上に図表を生成する図表手段、 前記図表上でカーソルの動きを制御する、カーソル制御手段、 前記コンピュータに実装された関係データベースを更に含むリポジトリ手段、 編集ウインドウに、前記データ入力手段を用いたテキスト、データ・オブジェ クトを含む前記テキストの項目、前記データ・オブジェクトに関する事実、及び 前記データ・オブジェクトに関する制約を入力する、テキスト入力手段、 前記テキストを確認するための、ユーザが選択可能なテキスト確認手段、 前記テキスト入力手段からの前記テキストを前記図表に変換するための、ユー ザが選択可能な変換手段、 前記テキストを、前記リポジトリ手段のみにコンパイルするための、ユーザが 選択可能な第1のコンパイル手段、 前記照会文に基づいて事実ツリーを形成するための事実ツリー形成手段、 自然言語で前記事実ツリーを記述するための事実ツリー記述手段、 更に根ノードを含む、前記事実ツリー手段、及び 前記根ノードを入力に用い、前記根ノードと同等な第1の照会文を、前記デー タベースに適応するコンピュータ言語で返すことによって、照会文を前記データ ベース手段にマッピングする照会文マッピング手段を含むことを特徴とする、前 記装置。 7.中央演算処理手段、バス手段、表示手段、データ夕入力手段、メモリ手段、 データ記憶手段、及びグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフ ェースを有する、プログラム可能な、デジタル汎用コンピュータを含む装置上に データベースに対する照会文を生成し、自然言語で照会文を記述するためのデー タベース設計指定方法であって、前記方法が、 図表手段を用いて、前記表示手段上に図表を生成するステップ、 カーソル制御手段を用いて、前記図表上でカーソルの移動を制御するステップ 、 リポジトリ手段が更に、前記コンピュータに実装された関係データベース手段 を含むステップ、 前記データ入力手段を用いて、編集ウインドウに、データ・オブジェクトを含 む前記テキストの項目、前記データ・オブジェクトに関する事実、及び前記デー タ・オブジェクトに関する制約を入力するステップ、 前記テキストを、ユーザが選択可能なテキスト確認手段を用いて確認するステ ップ、 ユーザの選択可能な変換手段を用いて、前記テキスト入力手段からの前記テキ ストを前記図表に変換するステップ、 ユーザの選択可能な第1のコンパイル手段を用いて、前記テキストを、前記リ ポジトリ手段のみにコンパイルするステップ、 事実ツリー形成手段を用いて、前記照会文に基づく事実ツリーを形成するステ ップ、 事実ツリー記述方法を用いて、自然言語に近いコンピュータ言語で前記事実ツ リーを記述するステップであって、前記事実ツリー手 段が更に根ノードを含む前記ステップ、及び 照会文マッピング手段を用い、前記根ノードを入力に用い、前記根ノードと同 等な第1の照会文を、前記データベースに適応するコンピュータ言語で返すこと によって、照会文を前記データベース手段にマッピングするステップを含むこと を特徴とする、前記方法。
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