System and Method for Delivering Results of a Search Query in an Information Management System
First Claim
1. A method for converting reports stored in one or more data repositories to a user-customized format, the method comprising:
- retrieving at least one report from the data repositories in response to a search query;
receiving formatting preferences for converting the retrieved report into a spreadsheet data structure;
parsing the retrieved report in accordance with the received formatting preferences to identify at least one column of data and at least one row of data in the retrieved report; and
populating the spreadsheet data structure with the identified at least one column of data and the identified at least one row of data, whereby the populated spreadsheet data structure represents a user-customized conversion of the retrieved report.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing data repositories may include providing techniques for end users to access and manipulate reports stored in the repositories. Text-based, image-based, or other types of reports may be stored in online and/or offline repositories, and in response to a search request, reports stored in the online and/or offline repositories may be retrieved. End users may export report data from text-based and/or image-based formats by converting the data into a spreadsheet format using various customization techniques. Thus, end users may edit, modify, analyze, or otherwise manipulate information in online and/or offline reports, while maintaining integrity of the information in the repositories.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for converting reports stored in one or more data repositories to a user-customized format, the method comprising:
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retrieving at least one report from the data repositories in response to a search query;
receiving formatting preferences for converting the retrieved report into a spreadsheet data structure;
parsing the retrieved report in accordance with the received formatting preferences to identify at least one column of data and at least one row of data in the retrieved report; and
populating the spreadsheet data structure with the identified at least one column of data and the identified at least one row of data, whereby the populated spreadsheet data structure represents a user-customized conversion of the retrieved report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions recorded thereon for converting reports stored in one or more data repositories to a user-customized format, the computer-executable instructions operable when executed on a computer to:
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retrieve at least one report from the data repositories in response to a search query;
receive formatting preferences for converting the retrieved report into a spreadsheet data structure;
parse the retrieved report in accordance with the received formatting preferences to identify at least one column of data and at least one row of data in the retrieved report; and
populate the spreadsheet data structure with the identified at least one column of data and the identified at least one row of data, whereby the populated spreadsheet data structure represents a user-customized conversion of the retrieved report. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for converting reports to a user-customized format, the system comprising one or more data repositories containing one or more reports, at least one input device for receiving a search query, and one or more processors collectively operable to:
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communicate the search query to the one or more data repositories;
retrieve at least one report from the data repositories in response to the search query;
receive formatting preferences for converting the retrieved report into a spreadsheet data structure;
parse the retrieved report in accordance with the received formatting preferences to identify at least one column of data and at least one row of data in the retrieved report; and
populate the spreadsheet data structure with the identified at least one column of data and the identified at least one row of data, whereby the populated spreadsheet data structure represents a user-customized conversion of the retrieved report. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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