METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DEFINE THE SCOPE OF A SEARCH FOR INFORMATION FROM A TABULAR DATA SOURCE
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving user input identifying tabular source data, the tabular source data representing data that has a tabular structure;
receiving user input specifying parameters for a search of a plurality of documents, the search intended to find information resembling a data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data, the search parameters identifying at least one characteristic of the data portion without revealing the content of the data portion;
defining, based on the search parameters, a scope of the search to find, in any of the plurality of documents, a sub-set of data fragments that resembles the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data; and
searching each of the plurality of documents for the information resembling the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular data source using the defined scope.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving user input identifying tabular source data, the tabular source data representing data that has a tabular structure; receiving user input specifying parameters for a search of a plurality of documents, the search intended to find information resembling a data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data, the search parameters identifying at least one characteristic of the data portion without revealing the content of the data portion; defining, based on the search parameters, a scope of the search to find, in any of the plurality of documents, a sub-set of data fragments that resembles the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data; and searching each of the plurality of documents for the information resembling the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular data source using the defined scope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented system comprising:
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a user interface to receive user input identifying tabular source data, the tabular source data representing data that has a tabular structure, and to receive user input specifying parameters for a search of a plurality of documents, the search intended to find information resembling a data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data, the search parameters identifying at least one characteristic of the data portion without revealing the content of the data portion; a search scope specifier to define, based on the search parameters, a scope of the search to find, in any of the plurality of documents, a sub-set of data fragments that resembles the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data; and a search engine to search each of the plurality of documents for the information resembling the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular data source using the defined scope. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium that stores instructions, which when executed on a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving user input identifying tabular source data, the tabular source data representing data that has a tabular structure; receiving user input specifying parameters for a search of a plurality of documents, the search intended to find information resembling a data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data, the search parameters identifying at least one characteristic of the data portion without revealing the content of the data portion; defining, based on the search parameters, a scope of the search to find, in any of the plurality of documents, a sub-set of data fragments that resembles the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular source data; and searching each of the plurality of documents for the information resembling the data portion from at least one random row within the tabular data source using the defined scope. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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