Intellectual asset protocol for defining data exchange rules and formats for universal intellectual asset documents, and systems, methods, and computer program products related to same

• US 7,437,471 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2005
• Issued: 10/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: DataCloud Technologies, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Rose Blush Software LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hohmann, Luke, Rappaport, Irving S., Schnitz, Matthew, Jackson, Adam, Rosenquist, Brent
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Quang N.
• Application Number:
  US11/178,367
• Publication Number:
  US 20050256965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,190 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 709/230, 715/513, 715/522
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5846 using extracted text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/80 of semi-structured data, e.g. markup language structured data such as SGML, XML or HTML content-based retrieval of web data G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/11 Patent retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management

Abstract

An intellectual asset protocol for defining data exchange rules and formats for universal intellectual asset data objects, and systems, methods, and computer program products related to same. The system includes an intellectual asset protocol system that acts as an engine in the definition of data exchange rules and formats for universal intellectual asset documents. Also included is a front end system that preferably provides a graphical user interface to enable users to access the intellectual asset protocol system. In addition, an intellectual asset database is included that stores collections of intellectual asset objects (and information related to same), one or more embodiments of an intellectual asset protocol, and so forth. The intellectual asset protocol system interacts with an Intellectual Property Asset Manger (IPAM) server.

Claims

1. A method for document exchange, comprising:

(a) receiving an intellectual property asset document encoded according to an intellectual property markup language;

(b) obtaining an intellectual property document type definition (DTD), wherein the intellectual property DTD defines rules for interpreting intellectual property asset documents;

(c) parsing the intellectual property asset document using the intellectual property DTD to interpret and decode the intellectual property asset document; and

(d) processing the interpreted and decoded document to extract intellectual property information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(e) displaying the extracted information in a defined presentation format.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the intellectual property markup language conforms to extensible markup language (XML).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the intellectual property markup language conforms to standard generalized markup language (SGML).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein parsing step (c) includes validating the content of the intellectual property asset document using the intellectual property DTD.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(e) converting the intellectual property asset document into a converted document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises:

(a1) receiving an encoded document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language;

(a2) extracting information from the encoded document; and

(a3) generating the intellectual asset document encoded according to the intellectual property markup language according to the extracted information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the intellectual property DTD includes one or more of the following:

patent element declarations;

patent element attributes;

trademark element declarations;

trademark element attributes;

copyright element declarations; and

copyright element attributes.

9. A computer program product having control logic stored therein, the control logic, when executed, enabling a processor to exchange intellectual property documents, the computer program product comprising:

control logic configured to enable a processor to receive an intellectual property asset document encoded according to an intellectual property markup language;

control logic configured to enable a processor to obtain an intellectual property document type definition (DTD), wherein the intellectual property DTD defines the rules for interpreting intellectual property asset documents;

control logic configured to enable a processor to parse the intellectual property asset document using the intellectual property DTD to interpret and decode the intellectual property asset document; and

control logic configured to enable a processor to process the interpreted and decoded document to extract intellectual property information.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

control logic configured to enable a processor to display the extracted information in a defined presentation format.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the control logic configured to enable a processor to parse the intellectual property asset document includes:

control logic configured to enable the computer to validate the content of the intellectual property asset using the intellectual property DTD.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

control logic configured to enable a processor to convert the intellectual property asset document into a converted document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the control logic configured to enable a processor to receive the intellectual property asset document encoded according to an intellectual property markup language, comprises:

control logic configured to enable a processor to receive an encoded document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language;

control logic configured to enable a processor to extract information from the encoded document; and

control logic configured to enable a processor to generate the intellectual asset document encoded according to the intellectual property markup language.

14. A device for exchanging intellectual property documents, said device comprising a computer program product having control logic stored therein, the control logic, when executed, enabling a processor to exchange intellectual property documents, the control logic comprising:

a first logic configured to enable a processor to receive an intellectual property asset document encoded according to an intellectual property markup language;

a second logic configured to enable a processor to obtain an intellectual property document type definition (DTD), wherein the intellectual property DTD defines the rules for interpreting intellectual property asset documents;

a third logic configured to enable a processor to parse the intellectual property asset document using the intellectual property DTD to interpret and decode the intellectual property asset document; and

a fourth logic configured to enable a processor to process the interpreted and decoded document to extract intellectual property information.

15. The device of claim 14, further comprising:

a fifth logic configured to enable a processor to display the extracted information in a defined presentation format.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the third logic is further configured to enable a processor to validate the content of the intellectual property asset document using the intellectual property DTD.

17. The device of claim 14, further comprising:

sixth logic configured to enable a processor to convert the intellectual property asset document into a converted document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein the first logic is further configured to enable a processor to:

receive an encoded document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language;

extract information from the encoded document; and

generate the intellectual asset document encoded according to the intellectual property markup language.

19. A system for annotating an electronic document, comprising:

a processor, wherein the processor includes;

a first logic configured to receive an intellectual property asset document encoded according to an intellectual property markup language;

a second logic configured to obtain an intellectual property document type definition (DTD), wherein the intellectual property DTD defines the rules for interpreting intellectual property asset documents;

a third logic configured to parse the intellectual property asset document using the intellectual property DTD to interpret and decode the intellectual property asset document; and

a fourth logic configured to process the interpreted and decoded document to extract intellectual property information.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor further includes:

a fifth logic configured to display the extracted information in a defined presentation format.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the third logic is further configured to validate the content of the intellectual property asset document using the intellectual property DTD.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor further includes:

sixth logic configured to convert the intellectual property asset document into a converted document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the first logic is further configured to:

receive an encoded document conforming to an encoding language, wherein the encoding language is different than the intellectual property markup language;

extract information from the encoded document; and

generate the intellectual asset document encoded according to the intellectual property markup language.