Patent Document Analysis Interface Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional search tools for patent-related documents are limited in their ability to efficiently search, filter, and analyze large numbers of documents, lacking a convenient user interface for identifying relevant information.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that analyze patent-related documents by displaying identifiers, determining property values, and allowing users to select and filter based on these values, including variants, to retrieve relevant documents through a graphical interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional search tools are used to locate patent-related documents, then large numbers of documents can be found responsive to a query, but the user interface for filtering and analyzing the documents to find relevant information is inconvenient and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the filtering and analysis process into distinct graphical elements, each handling specific property types (e.g., assignee, inventor, technical field). Users can independently filter by each property type through separate interactive interfaces, making the complex task of analyzing large document sets more manageable and convenient.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer between the document database and the user interface. This intermediary automatically extracts property values from patent documents and structures them into organized graphical elements, reducing the manual effort required for filtering and analysis while maintaining ease of operation.
2Productivity
If traditional search tools are used, then patent documents can be retrieved based on search terms, but the ability to efficiently filter and analyze large numbers of documents is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically extracting and organizing property values from patent documents before the user begins filtering. Property values such as assignee names, inventor names, and technical fields are pre-processed and structured into graphical elements, enabling efficient filtering without requiring complex user-side analysis tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical element system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays property values, enables filtering, allows sorting, and provides drill-down capabilities. This multi-functional approach increases productivity by consolidating multiple analysis tasks into a single unified interface, reducing the need for separate complex tools.
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AI summary
Methods and systems are disclosed that analyze patent-related documents having at least one property type. In one implementation, a method involves displaying, in a first graphical element, identifiers of the patent-related documents. The method also involves analyzing the patent-related documents to determine at least one property value for the property type. The property value includes a string of one or more words describing subject matter associated with the patent-related documents and occurring in a subset of the patent-related documents. The method also displays a second graphical element associated with the property type. The second graphical element includes the property value. The method receives, at the second graphical element, a user selection of the property value. The method displays, in the first graphical element, identifiers of the subset of the patent-related documents in which the property value occurs.