Property mapping system and method

• US 20040230604A1
• Filed: 02/26/2004
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Reed Smith LLP
• Original Assignee: Reed Smith LLP
• Inventors: Wood, Douglas J., Getzoff, Steven M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,756,848 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/338 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/11 Patent retrieval

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for displaying a map conveying data and information related to intellectual properties. The system and method allows for a user to choose criteria for a search, which results are graphically displayed. The system and method also provides for applying filtering to the results based on system parameters, such as access permissions.

Claims

1. An intellectual property geographical information system for displaying the geographic location of intellectual properties comprising:

a user interface;

a processor;

a database comprising intellectual property data; and

a display device adapted to display the geographical maps produced at the request of the user by the processor from the intellectual property data.

2. An interactive method for using an intellectual property geographical information system comprising:

displaying by a display device a geographical map of intellectual properties, the geographical map of intellectual properties being produced at the request of a user by a processor accessing a database of intellectual property data.