US PATENT SUBCLASS 707 / 4
.~.~ Query formulation, input preparation, or translation

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707 /   HD  DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT, DATA STRUCTURES, OR DOCUMENT PROCESSING

1  DF  DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING {6}
3  DF  .~ Query processing (i.e., searching) {3}
4.~.~ Query formulation, input preparation, or translation

DEFINITION

Classification: 707/4

Query formulation, input preparation, or translation:

(under subclass 3) Subject matter directed to methods for translating an external access to a database or files into internal access to the database or files, and translation of an external query format into an intermediate or internal query format.

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503, through 510, for spreadsheets, forms, and tables under document processing.