Patent information management system

Abstract

To provide a patent information management system for enabling a user to acquire summary data which is easily read and understood by identifying a processing object case from in technical information data.SOLUTION: When a user identifies a processing object case from in technical information data, a computer executes a case content extraction step 9 for extracting case content data corresponding to a prescribed item about the processing object case, an information transmission step 10 for transmitting instruction statement data together with the case content data to a generative AI system 15, an information reception step 11 for receiving answer statement data from the generative AI system 15, an additional information storage step 13 for associating summary data included in the received answer statement data with the processing object case as the technical information data to store the summary data, and an output step 14 for outputting the summary data. The instruction statement data includes summary creation instruction data, summary character number instruction data, and deletion keyword instruction data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a patent information management system that accumulates patent publication data collected based on a set theme, evaluates the content of the accumulated patent publication data, and accumulates the evaluation results in association with the patent publication data. [Background technology]

[0002] The applicant has already proposed a patent information processing device that can share evaluation information related to patent publications, accurately grasp the overall progress status, and perform continuous evaluation processing quickly and accurately (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5548517 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, it is not easy to grasp the outline of individual cases when it comes to technical information such as patent publications, and additional information is needed for understanding the outline and making an evaluation. On the other hand, generative AI such as ChatGPT (registered trademark) is becoming more popular.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a patent information management system that allows a user to identify a case to be processed from among technical information data and obtain abstract data that is easy to read and understand. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The patent information management system of the present invention as set forth in claim 1 is a technical information management system that accumulates technical information data collected based on a set theme, evaluates the content of the accumulated technical information data, and accumulates the evaluation results in association with the technical information data, and when a user specifies a case to be processed from the technical information data, a computer performs a case content extraction step 9 in which it extracts case content data corresponding to predetermined items for the case to be processed, an information transmission step 10 in which it transmits command statement data together with the case content data extracted in the case content extraction step 9 to a generation AI system 15, and an information receiving step 11 for receiving reply data from the reply data received in the information receiving step 11; an additional information storing step 13 for storing summary data included in the reply data received in the information receiving step 11 as technical information data in association with the case to be processed; and an output step 14 for outputting the summary data, wherein the command data includes summary creation command data for instructing the reply data to create a summary of the case to be processed, summary character count instruction data for instructing the number of characters to be used in the summary creation, and deletion keyword instruction data for instructing deletion keywords to be deleted when creating the summary. The present invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the patent information management system described in claim 1, the computer executes a title list display step 2 that displays a list of saved data titles by theme, and a matrix display step 4 that displays a matrix of display items specified by the user for the number of cases corresponding to the saved data titles identified by the user from the saved data titles listed in the title list display step 2, and the case to be processed is identified by the user specifying the display items displayed in the matrix display step 4. The present invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in the patent information management system described in claim 1, the computer executes a title list display step 2 that displays a list of saved data titles by theme, and a case detail display step 3 that displays in detail the case data corresponding to the saved data title identified by the user from the saved data titles listed in the title list display step 2, and the case to be processed is identified by the user specifying the case data displayed in the case detail display step 3. The present invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that, in the patent information management system described in claim 3, in the output step 14, the summary data is displayed in the summary column for the case data displayed in the case detail display step 3. The present invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that, in the patent information management system described in claim 1, the command sentence data further includes keyword extraction command data for indicating that the answer sentence data is to extract keywords for the case to be processed, and keyword number instruction data for indicating the number of keywords in the keyword extraction, and the deletion keyword instruction data causes the deletion keywords to be deleted when extracting the keywords, and in the additional information storage step 13, the keyword data included in the answer sentence data is stored as the technical information data in association with the case to be processed, and in the output step 14, the keyword data is output. The present invention as set forth in claim 6 is characterized in that in the patent information management system as set forth in claim 1, the command sentence data further includes language-specific command data for specifying the language of the response sentence data. The present invention described in claim 7 is characterized in that, in the patent information management system described in claim 1, the technical information data includes patent information data that collects patent information and paper information data that collects paper information, and in the computer, the deletion keyword instruction data is such that when the case to be processed is the patent information data, a deletion keyword for patent information is instructed, and when the case to be processed is the paper information data, a deletion keyword for paper information is instructed. The present invention as set forth in claim 8 is characterized in that in the patent information management system as set forth in claim 1, in the case content extraction step 9, the case content data corresponds to the specified items designated by the user. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, a user can identify a case to be processed from technical information data, and the generation AI system can obtain summary data. By deleting keywords that are not necessary for creating the summary as deletion keywords, the user can obtain summary data that is easy for the user to read and understand within the specified number of characters. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] Flowchart of a patent information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention [Figure 2] 1 is an image diagram of a display screen displayed by a computer in this embodiment. [Figure 3] Image of the case details display screen displayed on the computer DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] In a patent information management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, when a user identifies a case to be processed from technical information data, a computer executes the following steps: a case content extraction step for extracting case content data corresponding to predetermined items from the case to be processed; an information transmission step for transmitting command data to a generation AI system together with the case content data extracted in the case content extraction step; an information reception step for receiving response data from the generation AI system; an additional information storage step for storing summary data included in the response data received in the information reception step as technical information data in association with the case to be processed; and an output step for outputting summary data. The command data includes abstract creation command data for instructing the response data to create an abstract for the case to be processed, abstract character count instruction data for instructing the number of characters to be used in the abstract creation, and deletion keyword instruction data for instructing deletion keywords to be deleted when creating the abstract. According to this embodiment, for example, in patent information data, keywords specific to patent information data but unnecessary for creating the abstract, such as the keyword "claim," can be deleted as deletion keywords to obtain abstract data that is easy for the user to read and understand within a specified number of characters.

[0010] In the second embodiment of the present invention, in the patent information management system according to the first embodiment, a computer executes a title list display step of displaying a list of saved data titles by theme, and a matrix display step of displaying a matrix of display items designated by the user for the number of cases corresponding to a saved data title specified by the user from the saved data titles listed in the title list display step, and the case to be processed is identified by the user specifying the display items displayed in the matrix display step. According to this embodiment, the case to be processed can be identified based on the matrix display displayed with the display items designated by the user, and therefore the required abstract data can be obtained efficiently.

[0011] In the third embodiment of the present invention, in the patent information management system according to the first embodiment, a computer executes a title list display step of displaying a list of saved data titles by theme, and a case detail display step of displaying in detail individual case data corresponding to a saved data title specified by a user from the saved data titles listed in the title list display step, and the case to be processed is specified by the user specifying the case data displayed in the case detail display step. According to this embodiment, the case to be processed can be specified based on the case data displayed in detail individually, and therefore the required abstract data can be obtained efficiently.

[0012] In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the patent information management system according to the third embodiment, in the output step, abstract data is displayed in the abstract column for the case data displayed in the case detail display step. According to this embodiment, abstract data is displayed in the abstract column for the case data displayed in detail individually, making it easy to evaluate the case data.

[0013] In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, in the patent information management system according to the first embodiment, the command sentence data further includes keyword extraction command data for instructing that the answer sentence data is to extract keywords for the case to be processed, and keyword number instruction data for instructing the number of keywords to be extracted, and the deletion keyword instruction data deletes the deletion keywords when extracting keywords, and in the additional information storage step, the keyword data included in the answer sentence data is stored as technical information data in association with the case to be processed, and in the output step, the keyword data is output. According to this embodiment, for example, in patent information data, by deleting keywords that are specific to patent information data and unnecessary for keyword extraction, such as the keyword "claim," as deletion keywords, useful keyword data can be obtained within the specified number of keywords.

[0014] In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, in the patent information management system according to the first embodiment, the command sentence data further includes language-specific command data for specifying the language of the response sentence data. According to this embodiment, the user can specify the language, for example, Japanese, English, or French, thereby improving user convenience.

[0015] The seventh embodiment of the present invention is a patent information management system according to the first embodiment, which has, as technical information data, patent information data that collects patent information and paper information data that collects paper information, and in the computer, as deletion keyword instruction data, when the case to be processed is patent information data, a patent information deletion keyword is instructed, and when the case to be processed is paper information data, a paper information deletion keyword is instructed. According to this embodiment, by deleting keywords specific to patent information data and keywords specific to paper information data that are unnecessary for keyword extraction as deletion keywords, useful keyword data can be obtained from the specified number of keywords, and the patent information data and paper information data can be treated as technical information data.

[0016] In the eighth embodiment of the present invention, in the patent information management system according to the first embodiment, the case content extraction step extracts case content data corresponding to predetermined items designated by the user. According to this embodiment, the user can designate predetermined items, and in the case of patent information data, for example, by designating the effects of the invention and industrial applicability as predetermined items, a summary tailored to the user's evaluation points can be obtained. [Example]

[0017] An embodiment of the patent information management system of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a patent information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an image diagram of a display screen displayed by a computer, where FIG. 2(a) shows a title list display screen and FIG. 2(b) shows a matrix display screen. Figure 3 is an image of the case details display screen displayed by a computer. Figure 3(a) shows the case details display screen when there is no summary data or keywords generated by the generation AI system, and Figure 3(b) shows the case details display screen when there is summary data and keywords generated by the generation AI system.

[0018] The patent information management system in this embodiment accumulates technical information data collected based on a set theme in an information database 1, evaluates the content of the accumulated technical information data, and accumulates the evaluation results in association with the technical information data. Here, technical information data includes at least patent information data that collects patent information, paper information data that collects paper information, release information data that collects news releases, internal information data that collects internal technical information, catalog information data that collects product catalogs and technical catalogs, design information data that collects design information, and other information data. The patent information includes domestic patent publications and published patent applications, but preferably also includes international publications and patent publications and published patent applications in other countries. In addition, the patent information management system has a monitoring function, and progress information on the accumulated patent publication data, such as the application examination request procedure, notice of reasons for refusal, submission of opinions, submission of amendments, delivery of certified copies of decision, payment of patent fees, and expiration of rights, is also stored in information database 1.

[0019] The computer executes a title list display step 2 (S2), a matrix display step 3 (S3), and a case detail display step 4 (S4). In the title list display step 2, the saved data titles are displayed in a list by theme. The title list display screen displayed in title list display step 2 displays the saved data title, the name of the department in charge, the main person in charge, the number of data items, the number of items that have been evaluated, the number of items that have not yet been evaluated, the number of items that are no longer needed as a result of the evaluation (trash can), and the progress rate of the evaluation, as shown in Figure 2(a). In the matrix display step 3, the number of cases corresponding to the saved data title specified by the user from the saved data titles listed in the title list display step 2 is displayed in a matrix using display items specified by the user.

[0020] The matrix display screen displayed in matrix display step 3 is displayed in a matrix with items in vertical and horizontal columns, as shown in Figure 2(b). Figure 2(b) shows the case where the user specifies the title at the top of the saved data titles in Figure 2(a). In Figure 2(b), the items in the vertical column are the applicant or right holder, and the items in the horizontal column are the year of publication date of the registration gazette. In the case detail display step 4, case data corresponding to the saved data title specified by the user from the saved data titles displayed in the title list display step 2 is individually displayed in detail.

[0021] The case details display screen displayed in case details display step 4 displays, for each case, a number identifying the case (e.g., application number, publication number, registration number), application date, publication date, registration date, title of the invention, abstract, claims, drawings, and evaluation results, as shown in Figure 3. In addition, the computer can transition from the matrix display screen to the case details display screen in response to a user instruction. That is, the case details display screen can be displayed by specifying display items specified by the user on the matrix display screen or the number of cases to be displayed in the matrix.

[0022] The user specifies the display items displayed in the matrix display step 3, thereby specifying the case to be processed (S5). Figure 2(b) shows the case where the fourth applicant or right holder is identified from the top row, and 2022 and 2023 are identified as the publication dates. In this way, by identifying the items in the vertical and horizontal columns, it is possible to identify cases to be processed. In the case of Figure 2(b), seven cases are identified as cases to be processed. Furthermore, the user specifies the case data displayed in the case detail display step 4, thereby specifying the case to be processed (S6). 3(a) shows the case where the first item of case data is identified. In this way, by identifying individual item data, it is possible to identify the item to be processed.

[0023] In predetermined item designation steps 7 and 8 (S7, S8), the user can designate predetermined items. The data entered in the specified fields specified here will be the case content data to be sent to the generation AI system 15. For example, if the case to be processed is patent information data, the user can specify the title of the invention, the scope of the claims, and the abstract as the specified items, or can specify at least one of the title of the invention, the scope of the claims, and the abstract in addition to the effects of the invention and industrial applicability, or can specify the specification as the specified items. In this way, by allowing the user to specify predetermined items, a summary that matches the user's evaluation points can be obtained. It should be noted that the computer may extract data described in predetermined items set in advance and use the extracted data as the case content data, without requiring the user to specify the predetermined items in S7 and S8.

[0024] When the case to be processed is identified in S5 and S6, and the specified items are specified as necessary in specified item specification steps 7 and 8, the computer executes case content extraction step 9 (S9), information transmission step 10 (S10), information reception step 11 (S11), summary data and keyword data extraction step 12 (S12), additional information storage step 13 (S13), and output step 14 (S14). In the case content extraction step 9, case content data corresponding to predetermined items is extracted from the information database 1 for the case to be processed. In the information transmission step 10, the command statement data is transmitted to the generation AI system 15 together with the case content data extracted in the case content extraction step 9.

[0025] The command sentence data includes summary creation command data, summary character count instruction data, and deletion keyword instruction data for the response sentence data. The abstract creation command data is data for instructing the creation of an abstract for the case to be processed. The abstract character count data is data for specifying the number of characters to be used in the abstract. The specified character count may be specified as an upper or lower limit, or as a guideline value such as "X characters." The deletion keyword instruction data is data for instructing deletion keywords to be deleted when creating an abstract. The command sentence data also includes keyword extraction command data and keyword number instruction data for the response sentence data. The keyword extraction command data is data for instructing extraction of keywords from the case to be processed. The keyword number instruction data is data for instructing the number of keywords to be extracted. In addition, the deletion keyword instruction data also causes the deletion keyword to be deleted when extracting keywords.

[0026] Here, in the computer, when the case to be processed is patent information data, a deletion keyword for patent information is specified as the deletion keyword instruction data, and when the case to be processed is paper information data, a deletion keyword for paper information is specified as the deletion keyword instruction data. The command sentence data preferably includes language-specific command data that specifies the language of the response sentence data.

[0027] In the information receiving step 11, answer sentence data is received from the generation AI system 15. In the summary data and keyword data extraction step 12, the summary data and keyword data contained in the reply sentence data received in the information receiving step 11 are extracted. In the additional information storage step 13, the summary data and keyword data extracted in the summary data and keyword data extraction step 12 are stored in the information database 1 as technical information data in association with the case to be processed. In the output step 14, the summary data and keyword data are output. As shown in FIG. 3(b), the output in the output step 14 is performed by displaying summary data in the summary column for the case data displayed in the case detail display step 4, and displaying keyword data in the keyword column. In this way, since summary data is displayed in the summary column and keyword data is displayed in the keyword column for the individual project data displayed in detail, it is easy to evaluate the project data.

[0028] As described above, according to this embodiment, for example, in patent information data, keywords that are specific to patent information data, such as the keyword "claim," and that are unnecessary for creating an abstract can be deleted as deleted keywords, thereby obtaining abstract data that is easy for the user to read and understand within the specified number of characters. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the case to be processed can be identified based on the matrix display that is displayed with the display items designated by the user, so that the required summary data can be acquired efficiently. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the case to be processed can be identified based on the case data displayed in detail individually, so that the required summary data can be acquired efficiently. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, for example, in patent information data, keywords that are specific to patent information data, such as the keyword "claim," and that are unnecessary for keyword extraction can be deleted as deletion keywords, thereby making it possible to obtain useful keyword data from the specified number of keywords. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the user can specify the language, such as Japanese, English, or French, thereby improving convenience for the user. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, by deleting keywords specific to patent information data and keywords specific to paper information data that are unnecessary for keyword extraction as deletion keywords, useful keyword data can be obtained from the specified number of keywords, and patent information data and paper information data can be treated as technical information data. [Industrial Applicability]

[0029] According to the present invention, a user can obtain summary data that is easy to read and understand by specifying a case to be processed from among technical information data. [Explanation of symbols]

[0030] 1. Information database 2 Title list display step 3 Matrix display steps 4. Project details display step 7 Steps for specifying required items 8. Steps for specifying predetermined items 9. Case content extraction steps 10. Information transmission steps 11 Information Receiving Step 12. Abstract and keyword data extraction steps 13 Additional information storage step 14 Output Steps 15 Generative AI System

Claims

1. A technical information management system that accumulates technical information data collected based on a set theme, evaluates the content of the accumulated technical information data, and accumulates the evaluation results in association with the technical information data, When the user identifies a case to be processed from the technical information data, The computer a case content extraction step of extracting case content data corresponding to predetermined items from the case to be processed; an information transmission step of transmitting command data together with the case content data extracted in the case content extraction step to the generation AI system; an information receiving step of receiving answer sentence data from the generation AI system; an additional information storage step of storing summary data included in the response data received in the information receiving step as the technical information data in association with the processing target case; an output step of outputting the summary data; Run The command sentence data is a response sentence data. abstract creation command data for instructing that an abstract be created for the case to be processed; abstract character count instruction data for instructing the number of characters to be used in creating the abstract; Deletion keyword instruction data for instructing deletion keywords to be deleted when creating the abstract; have A patent information management system characterized by:

2. The computer a title list display step for displaying a list of saved data titles by theme; a matrix display step of displaying in a matrix the number of cases corresponding to the saved data title specified by the user from the saved data titles listed in the title list display step, using display items designated by the user; Run The process target item is identified by the user specifying the display item displayed in the matrix display step.

2. The patent information management system according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The computer a title list display step for displaying a list of saved data titles by theme; a case detail display step for individually displaying in detail case data corresponding to the saved data title specified by the user from the saved data titles listed in the title list display step; Run The case to be processed is identified by the user specifying the case data displayed in the case detail display step.

2. The patent information management system according to claim 1, wherein:

4. In the output step, The summary data is displayed in a summary field for the case data displayed in the case detail display step.

4. The patent information management system according to claim 3.

5. The command sentence data includes the following in response to the reply sentence data: keyword extraction command data for instructing that a keyword for the processing target case is to be extracted; Keyword number instruction data for instructing the number of keywords in the keyword extraction; and The deletion keyword is deleted when extracting the keyword according to the deletion keyword instruction data, In the additional information storage step, keyword data included in the reply data is stored as the technical information data in association with the case to be processed; In the output step, the keyword data is output.

2. The patent information management system according to claim 1, wherein:

6. The command data includes: Language specifying command data for specifying the language of the reply sentence data Further having 2. The patent information management system according to claim 1, wherein:

7. The technical information data includes patent information data that collects patent information and paper information data that collects paper information, In the computer, The deletion keyword instruction data is: When the processing target item is the patent information data, a deletion keyword for patent information is designated, and when the processing target item is the paper information data, a deletion keyword for paper information is designated.

2. The patent information management system according to claim 1, wherein:

8. In the case content extraction step, The case content data corresponding to the predetermined item designated by the user 2. The patent information management system according to claim 1, wherein:

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