Rendering tables with natural language commands

Details Rendering tables with natural language commands Rendering tables with natural language commands

2004-03-18

2009-11-03

Ali, Mohammad (Department: 2158)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C704S009000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07613719

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method of manipulating a software application and processing data stored in a data source. The method includes receiving a natural language input and analyze the natural language input to identify semantic information contained therein. Portions of the natural language input are associated with command objects and entity objects of a schema based on the semantic information and the natural language input. The method also includes rendering data from the data source in a table of columns and rows based on the schema and the associated portions of the natural language input.

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