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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Mukul Singh, Delhi, IN;
José Pablo Cambronero Sánchez, New Haven, CT (US);
Sumit Gulwani, Sammamish, WA (US);
Vu Minh Le, Redmond, WA (US);
Carina Suzana Negreanu, Cambridge, GB;
Mohammad Raza, Sammamish, WA (US);
Daniel Galen Simmons, Carnation, WA (US);
Gust Ben Anneloes Verbruggen, Keerbergen, BE;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments automatically generate data processing rules based on positive examples of processed data, e.g., formatting rules based on formatted data, filtering rules based on filtered data, or validating rules based on valid data. Some embodiments also use negative examples, e.g., unformatted data. A machine learning rule generation architecture includes a predicate generator, a cell cluster creator, a rule enumerator, and in some versions a rule ranker. Formatting rules written by a user are replaced by simpler autogenerated rules. Spreadsheet formatting rule functionality is enhanced, and surfaced in a user interface.