Method and apparatus to define the scope of a search for information from a tabular data source

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7996385
APP PUB NO 20090106205A1
SERIAL NO

12266545

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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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  • SYMANTEC CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bothwell, Eric Redwood City, US 11 736
Chen, Hai Belmont, US 56 872
Jones, Chris San Francisco, US 106 2172
Kessler, Dirk San Francisco, US 33 464
Rowney, Kevin T San Francisco, US 15 831
Wolfe, Michael R San Francisco, US 11 516

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