Formatting data by example
US10409892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/26
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data formatting rules to convert data from one form to another form are automatically determined based on a user's edits. A machine learning heuristic is applied to a user's edits to determine a data formatting rule that may be applied to data. For example, a user may make edits that add/remove characters from data, concatenate data, extract data, rename data, and the like. The machine learning heuristic may be automatically triggered in response to an event (e.g. after a predetermined number of edits are made to a same type of data) or manually triggered (e.g. selecting a user interface option). The data formatting rule may be applied to other data and the results of the formatting reviewable by the user. Based on further edits/reviews, the data formatting rule may be updated. The data formatting rules may be stored for later use.
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