Patents Examined by Sara Al-hashemi
  • Information extraction from a database
    Patent number: 6678681
    Abstract: Techniques for extracting information from a database are provided. A database such as the Web is searched for occurrences of tuples of information. The occurrences of the tuples of information that were found in the database are analyzed to identify a pattern in which the tuples of information were stored. Additional tuples of information can then be extracted from the database utilizing the pattern. This process can be repeated with the additional tuples of information, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Sergey Brin