Method and apparatus to define the scope of a search for information from a tabular data source
US7472114B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99933
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user input, for a search of free-form text for information from any random rows within a tabular structure of source data. In one embodiment, the search is intended for finding, in the free-form text, a sub-set of data fragments that matches information from any single row within the tabular structure of the source data.
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