Patent mapping
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1. A data structure comprising:
- a first field containing data representing a first portion of a patent claim;
a second field containing data representing a second portion of a patent claim; and
a third field containing data representing a third portion of a patent claim, wherein the third field associates the first field to the second field.
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Abstract
The present inventive subject matter provides systems, methods, software, and data structures for patent mapping, storage, and searching. Some such embodiments include mapping patent documents, claims, and claim limitations. Some further embodiments provide for searching a universe of patent documents by patent document, claim, limitation, class, element, or concept
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24 Claims
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1. A data structure comprising:
- a first field containing data representing a first portion of a patent claim;
a second field containing data representing a second portion of a patent claim; and
a third field containing data representing a third portion of a patent claim, wherein the third field associates the first field to the second field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a first field containing data representing a first portion of a patent claim;
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8. A method comprising:
- designating a first definitional concept of a patent claim;
designating a second definitional concept of the patent claim; and
designating a relational concept of the patent claim, wherein the relational concept relates the second definitional concept to the first definitional concept. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- designating a first definitional concept of a patent claim;
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15. A method comprising:
- maintaining a database of patent concepts, wherein each concept is defined to include elements inherent to the concept; and
maintaining a database of mapped patent claims, each claim including an element mapped to a concept, the mapped elements being non-inherent elements of the mapped concept. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
- maintaining a database of patent concepts, wherein each concept is defined to include elements inherent to the concept; and
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18. A method comprising:
- comparing patent claim language with language of mapped patent claims; and
suggesting a mapping for the patent claim language based on the comparing.
- comparing patent claim language with language of mapped patent claims; and
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19. A method comprising:
- generating a list of first definitional concepts contained in a universe of patent claims;
eliminating irrelevant first definitional concepts;
generating a list of relational concepts associated with the remaining first definitional concepts;
eliminating irrelevant relational concepts;
generating a list of second definitional concepts associated to the remaining first definitional concepts by the remaining relational concepts; and
eliminating irrelevant second definitional concepts. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- generating a list of first definitional concepts contained in a universe of patent claims;
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21. A computer readable medium, with instructions thereon, for causing an appropriately configured computer to:
- generate a list of elements contained within a universe of patent claims; and
eliminate elements, wherein eliminating an element present in a patent claim eliminates patent claims depending therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (22)
- generate a list of elements contained within a universe of patent claims; and
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23. A method comprising:
- identifying a target subject matter;
assigning the target subject matter to one or more concepts;
identifying a patent pool to screen the target subject matter against based on the one or more concepts; and
assembling a concept pool from the identified patent pool. - View Dependent Claims (24)
- identifying a target subject matter;
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