Converting table data into component parts
US11216659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/414
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of processing source data that includes table data by converting the table data into machine encoded text data having associated therewith text coordinate data having a Y-axis component and an X-axis component, and then generating from the machine encoded text data a plurality of pixels along the Y-axis component and the X-axis component. The system then performs a clustering technique on the plurality of pixels to generate a plurality of clusters of pixels based on similar attributes, and classifying each of the plurality of clusters of pixels as a selected row of the table and as a selected column of the table, thus making available the information encoded in the table for subsequent processing.
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