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Method and system to index captioned objects in published literature for information discovery tasks

US7765199B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2007
Grant dateJul 27, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/93
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to the identification, extraction, linking, storage and provisioning of data that constitute the captioned components of published or “print ready” literature for computerized information discovery activities including search, browse and data mining. These components, or objects, include the tabular presentation of data (“tables”) and graphics such as “figures”, “images” and “illustrations” typically used to supplement the textual narrative of the publication.

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