Classification support apparatus, method, and recording medium in which classification support program is stored

A classification support method comprising:

• inputting a plurality of record data for each of organizations, the plurality of record data belonging to a class item of a plurality of class items and having a plurality of property data corresponding to a plurality of properties, respectively;
• extracting a characteristic of each of the property data from the record data for each of the properties to acquire a plurality of characteristics corresponding to the plurality of property data;
• and
• classifying the properties into a plurality of unified property items of the class item based on similarity between the characteristics of the property data for each of the properties among the record data to obtain a first classification result.

A computer program stored in a computer readable medium, the program comprising:

• means for instructing the computer to input a plurality of record data for each of organizations, the plurality of record data belonging to a class item of a plurality of class items and having a plurality of property data corresponding to a plurality of properties, respectively;
• means for instructing the computer to extract a characteristic of each of the property data from the record data for each of the properties to acquire a plurality of characteristics corresponding to the plurality of property data;
• means for instructing the computer to classify the properties into a plurality of unified property items of the class item based on similarity between the characteristics of the property data for each of the properties among the record data to obtain a first classification result;
• means for instructing the computer to display the first classification result in a display;
• means for instructing the computer to correct selectively the displayed first classification result according to correction request of a user to obtain a second classification result;
• and
• means for instructing the computer to store the first classification result failed to be corrected and the second classification result in a memory.