A Technique for Generalizing Temporal Durations in Relational Databases

Weaddress the problemof generalizing temporal data concerning durations extracted from relational databases.Ourapproachisbasedona domaingenerMizationgraphthatdefinesa partialorderspecifyingthe generalizationrelationsfora durationattribute.This domaingeneralizationgraphisreusable(i.e.,canbe used to generalize any duration attribute), adaptable {i.e., can be extendedor restricted as appropriate for particular applications), and transportable (i.e., can be used with any database containing a duration attribute).

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: FLAIRS
• Authors: Dee Jay Randall, Howard J. Hamilton, Robert J. Hilderman
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Data Concerning Durations, Duration Attribute, FLAIRS 1998, Relational Databases.Ourapproachisbasedona DomaingenerMizationgraphthatdefinesa