Method, System, and Apparatus for Searching an Electronic Document Collection
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for searching on an electronic document collection comprising:
- compiling and indexing a collection of intellectual property documents, each of the documents in the collection having multiple sections;
identifying each of the sections of each document in the collection,organizing a search profile for the document collection, wherein the search profile includes a selection of at least one of the identified sections of each document in the compiled collection;
within the organized search profile, assigning a weight to each of the identified and selected sections;
at query time, submitting a query to the patent document collection, including selecting at least one search profile, and comparing query data with data in each of the document sections of the selected profile in the collection with an assigned weight; and
a compilation of relevant documents generated from said query submission, including a match of the submitted query to data in at least one identified profile section having an assigned weight.
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Abstract
A method, system, and article are provided for efficiently and effectively searching an electronic document collection. Each of the documents in the collection is pre-divided into sub-sections. One or more profiles are created, with each profile including a selection of one or more of the sections of the documents in the collection. In addition, a weight is assigned to each of the selected sections in the profile. Based upon the parameters of a query and selection of a profile, select sub-sections of each document are employed in a comparison of query data to the underlying document collection. A compilation of documents is created based upon all documents with data matching the query data within the sections of the document as identified in the submitted profile.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for searching on an electronic document collection comprising:
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compiling and indexing a collection of intellectual property documents, each of the documents in the collection having multiple sections; identifying each of the sections of each document in the collection, organizing a search profile for the document collection, wherein the search profile includes a selection of at least one of the identified sections of each document in the compiled collection; within the organized search profile, assigning a weight to each of the identified and selected sections; at query time, submitting a query to the patent document collection, including selecting at least one search profile, and comparing query data with data in each of the document sections of the selected profile in the collection with an assigned weight; and a compilation of relevant documents generated from said query submission, including a match of the submitted query to data in at least one identified profile section having an assigned weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processor in communication with memory and storage media, a collection of intellectual property documents retained on the storage media, with each of the documents in the collection having multiple sections; a director to compile and index the collection of documents; a document manager in communication with the director, the document manager to identify each section of each document in the collection; a profile manager, in communication with the document manager, the profile manager to organize a search profile for the document collection, wherein the search profile includes a selection of at least one of the identified sections of each document in the compiled collection; the profile manager to assign a weight to each of the identified and selected section with the organized search profile; and at query time, a query manager to submit a query to the document collection, the query to include selection of at least one search profile and comparison of query data with data in each of the document sections of the selected profile in the collection having an assigned weight, said query resulting in a compilation of relevant documents generated from said query submission and returned from the query manager, with each document having a match of the query to data in at least one identified profile section having an assigned weight. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article configured to search an electronic patent document collection on computer memory, the article comprising:
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a computer-readable carrier including computer program instructions to perform a query, the instructions comprising; instructions to compile and index a collection of intellectual property documents, each of the documents in the collection having multiple sections; instructions to identify each of the sections of each document in the collection; instructions to organize a search profile for the document collection, wherein the search profile includes a selection of at least one of the identified sections of each document in the compiled collection; instructions to assign a weight to each of the identified and selected sections within the organized search profile; and instructions to submit a query to the patent document collection at query time, including selection of at least one search profile, and comparison of query data with data in each of the document sections of the selected profile in the collection with an assigned weight; and a compilation of relevant documents with each document including a match of the submitted query to data in at least one identified profile section having an assigned weight. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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