Method for locating patent-relevant web pages and search agent for use therein
First Claim
1. A method for locating a Web page for a patent, comprising:
- determining a score for one or more words associated with patent data;
applying the score to determine a search term; and
applying the search term to determine a Web page location.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a highly automated method for locating patent-relevant Web pages and a search agent for use therein. The search agent mediates between a search client, such as a Web browser, and a Web search server, such as a Web search engine query server, to increase automation in locating patent-relevant Web pages and improve the relevancy of located Web pages. The search agent receives patent identifiers from end-user systems, identifies patent data for the patent identifiers, shapes the patent data into search terms and submits the search terms to the Web search server. The Web search server identifies Web page locations relevant to the search terms and the Web page locations are returned to the end-user systems via the search agent.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for locating a Web page for a patent, comprising:
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determining a score for one or more words associated with patent data;
applying the score to determine a search term; and
applying the search term to determine a Web page location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for locating a Web page for a patent, comprising:
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transmitting a patent identifier from an end-user system;
applying the patent identifier to determine patent data;
applying the patent data to determine a search term;
applying the search term to determine a Web page location; and
transmitting the Web page location to the end-user system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for determining a search term, comprising:
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determining a score for one or more words in function of usage of the words in one or more context sources; and
applying the score to determine a status of the words with respect to a search term. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. The method of claim 16, wherein the score is determined in further function of relevancy of the context sources where the words are used.
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21. A system for locating patent-relevant Web pages, comprising:
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a search client;
a search agent; and
a Web search server, wherein the search agent applies a patent identifier received from the search client to determine patent data, applies the patent data to determine a search term and transmits the search term to the Web search server, in response to which the Web search server applies the search term to determine a Web page location and transmits the Web page location to search agent, in response to which the search agent transmits the Web page location to the search client. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A search agent for locating a Web page for a patent, comprising:
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a shaper for determining a search term for a patent claim; and
a formatter for determining a query including the search term. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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