Data from web documents in a spreadsheet
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1. A computer-implemented method for adding information to a spreadsheet, comprising:
- on a client system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors;
displaying a spreadsheet;
receiving a request to add a cell value to the spreadsheet, the request containing a reference to an object and an attribute;
generating a query corresponding to the request;
sending the query to a fact repository;
receiving the requested cell value from the fact repository, wherein the cell value correspond to a value of a fact, the fact being associated with an object in the fact repository, wherein a respective fact includes an attribute field indicating an attribute and a value field describing the indicated attributes, wherein objects in the fact repository are created by;
extracting facts from web documents;
determining entities with which the extracted facts are associated;
storing the extracted facts in the fact repository; and
associating the stored extracted facts with objects corresponding to the determined entities;
inserting the received cell value into the spreadsheet.
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Abstract
A spreadsheet user interface accepts a request for at least one fact, the request comprising a user-selected identifier for the desired fact. Responsive to the entry of the request, a fact repository containing information derived from unstructured documents is accessed. The fact or facts corresponding to the request, if any, are retrieved from the repository, and the results are displayed at the location of the spreadsheet that is associated with the request.
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1. A computer-implemented method for adding information to a spreadsheet, comprising:
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on a client system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors; displaying a spreadsheet; receiving a request to add a cell value to the spreadsheet, the request containing a reference to an object and an attribute; generating a query corresponding to the request; sending the query to a fact repository; receiving the requested cell value from the fact repository, wherein the cell value correspond to a value of a fact, the fact being associated with an object in the fact repository, wherein a respective fact includes an attribute field indicating an attribute and a value field describing the indicated attributes, wherein objects in the fact repository are created by; extracting facts from web documents; determining entities with which the extracted facts are associated; storing the extracted facts in the fact repository; and associating the stored extracted facts with objects corresponding to the determined entities; inserting the received cell value into the spreadsheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a client system, cause the client system to perform a method comprising:
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displaying a spreadsheet; receiving a request to add a cell value to the spreadsheet, the request containing a reference to an object and an attribute; generating a query corresponding to the request; sending the query to a fact repository; receiving the requested cell value from the fact repository, wherein the cell value correspond to a value of a fact, the fact being associated with an object in the fact repository, wherein a respective fact includes an attribute field indicating an attribute and a value field describing the indicated attributes, wherein objects in the fact repository are created by; extracting facts from web documents; determining entities with which the extracted facts are associated; storing the extracted facts in the fact repository; and associating the stored extracted facts with objects corresponding to the determined entities; inserting the received cell value into the spreadsheet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for adding information to a spreadsheet, the system comprising:
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one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions for; displaying a spreadsheet; receiving a request to add a cell value to the spreadsheet, wherein the cell value corresponds to a value of a fact with an associated attribute, the fact being associated with an object in a fact repository that includes a plurality of facts extracted from web documents, the request containing a reference to the object and the associated an attribute; generating a query corresponding to the request; sending the query to a fact repository; receiving the requested cell value from the fact repository, wherein the cell value corresponds to a value of a fact, the fact being associated with an object in the fact repository, wherein a respective fact includes an attribute field indicating an attribute and a value field describing the indicated attributes, wherein objects in the fact repository are created by; extracting facts from web documents; determining entities with which the extracted facts are associated; storing the extracted facts in the fact repository; and associating the stored extracted facts with objects corresponding to the determined entities; inserting the received cell value into the spreadsheet. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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