SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE COMPARISON OF CONTENT WITHIN TABLES SEPARATE FROM FORM AND STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for the comparison of content within tables, separate from form and structure of the tables, the method comprising:
- identifying tables in a first and a second document;
creating respective text arrays of content of the tables from the first and second documents;
comparing the content of the respective text arrays to determine differences between the content of the tables; and
displaying the determined differences between the content of the tables, regardless of form or structure of the tables.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for comparison of content within tables, separate from the form and structure of those tables; including identifying tables in a first and second document, creating respective text arrays of content of the tables from the first and second documents, comparing the content of the respective text arrays to determine differences between the content of the tables, and displaying the determined differences between the content of the tables, regardless of form or structure of the tables.
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6 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for the comparison of content within tables, separate from form and structure of the tables, the method comprising:
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identifying tables in a first and a second document; creating respective text arrays of content of the tables from the first and second documents; comparing the content of the respective text arrays to determine differences between the content of the tables; and displaying the determined differences between the content of the tables, regardless of form or structure of the tables. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer program product for the comparison of content within tables, separate from form and structure of the tables, and including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:
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identifying tables in a first and a second document; creating respective text arrays of content of the tables from the first and second documents; comparing the content of the respective text arrays to determine differences between the content of the tables; and displaying the determined differences between the content of the tables, regardless of form or structure of the tables. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A computer implemented system for the comparison of content within tables, separate from the form and structure of those tables, the system comprising:
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means for identifying tables in a first and a second document; means for creating respective text arrays of content of the tables from the first and second documents; means for comparing the content of the respective text arrays to determine differences between the content of the tables; and means for displaying the determined differences between the content of the tables, regardless of form or structure of the tables. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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