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COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING A SEARCH OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION

  • US 20090254337A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2008
  • Published: 10/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of conducting a search of electronically stored information, comprising:

  • (a) providing a user with an interactive targeting rule editor to enable the user to formulate a targeting rule to identify desired search results, the targeting rule comprising a natural language text string, the interactive targeting rule editor allowing the user to change one or more designated editable portions of the natural language text string to one of a set of specified alternate portions, delete one or more designated removable portions of the natural language text string, or add one or more of a set of specified insertable portions to form a syntactically valid targeting rule in accordance with a targeting rule grammar;

    (b) receiving the text string or a representation thereof from the user;

    (c) translating the text string or a representation thereof into an executable query; and

    (d) executing the executable query against the electronically stored information to generate search results.

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