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COMPUTER-ENABLED METHOD OF ASSISTING TO GENERATE AN INNOVATION

  • US 20160162486A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2014
  • Published: 06/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-enabled method of assisting to generate an innovation, the method comprising the steps of:

  • retrieving from a database a first set of more than two documents belonging to a first domain (D1);

    retrieving from said database a second set of more than two documents belonging to a second domain (D2);

    selecting all possible combinations of documents from the first set with all documents in said second set, and for each combination of documents;

    determining a composite novelty score for said documents, wherein the composite novelty score is a score representing likelihood that a merging of the solutions in said two or more documents will provide a novel solution;

    determining a composite proximity score for said documents, wherein the composite proximity score is a score representing the proximity of each of said documents to one or more predefined ontologies;

    determining a composite impact score for said documents, wherein the composite impact score is a score representing the feasibility of combining the solutions which are disclosed in said two or more documents;

    and, based on all of the determined composite novelty scores and/or composite proximity scores and/or composite impact scores which have been determined, providing a recommendation which can assist to generate an innovation.

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