Enabling selection of an inferred schema part

US7613996B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Nicholas Dallett · Kirkland, US
• Scott Roberts · Bothell, US
• Brian Teutsch · Seattle, US
• Jun Jin · Shanghai, CN
• Willson Kulandai Raj David · Woodinville, US
• Joshua Bell · Kirkland, US
• David Matthew Snow · Redmond, US
• Aleksandr Tysbert · Redmond, US
• Shuk-Yan Lai · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 15, 2005
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2009
• Expiry date: Apr 25, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F40/143
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and/or methods (“tools”) are described that convert or present conversion problems for electronic documents. The tools may convert a generally unstructured electronic document to a generally structured electronic document using non-visual textual and layout information of the unstructured document. The tools can also present possible problems with this or other types of conversion. And the tools can enable a user to alter an electronic document's schema without altering its visual layout.