Semantic-Temporal Content Mapping for Complex Document Relationships

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for identifying and analyzing relationships between documents, particularly in large collections such as patent families, are laborious, subjective, and inaccurate, often failing to recognize relevance and requiring manual review of numerous documents.

Innovation Solution

An AI-based system for content semantic and temporal analytics that leverages generative Large Language Models (LLMs) to automatically identify and organize documents based on semantic and temporal relationships, providing visualizations and interactive interfaces for user interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional manual review methods are used to identify and analyze document relationships, then subjectivity and inaccuracy are reduced, but labor intensity and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of relationship identificationVSAvoidtime consumption for manual review
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical review processes with an automated AI-based system that performs semantic analysis, temporal relationship detection, and citation network analysis. The system automatically identifies document relationships, extracts entities, and generates visualizations without human intervention, thereby eliminating time consumption while maintaining or improving accuracy through consistent algorithmic application.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an AI-based intermediary system that acts as a mediator between the large collection of documents and the user. This intermediary automatically processes documents, identifies relationships, and presents synthesized information, eliminating the need for users to manually review numerous documents while providing accurate relationship identification through sophisticated natural language processing and machine learning algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If comprehensive citation network analysis is performed to capture all temporal relationships, then completeness of relationship identification is improved, but complexity of analysis and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of relationship captureVSAvoidcomplexity of citation analysis system
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex citation network analysis into distinct modular components: temporal relationship detection, semantic similarity analysis, entity extraction, and visualization generation. Each module handles a specific aspect of the analysis independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive relationship capture through the coordinated operation of these specialized sub-systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a multi-functional AI system that simultaneously performs multiple types of analysis including semantic similarity computation, temporal relationship detection, citation network traversal, and visual presentation. This universal system handles diverse analytical tasks through integrated machine learning models, reducing the need for separate specialized systems while maintaining comprehensive relationship identification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Measurement precision

If detailed review of individual claim sets and specifications is conducted to determine relevance, then accuracy of relevance determination is improved, but productivity and efficiency decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of relevance determinationVSAvoidefficiency of patent portfolio analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical process of detailed manual review of claim sets and specifications with automated AI-based semantic analysis. The system uses natural language processing to compute semantic similarity between documents, extract key entities and concepts, and determine relevance automatically, thereby maintaining high accuracy in relevance determination while dramatically improving productivity by eliminating time-consuming manual analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary automated filtering and semantic analysis of patent documents before detailed human review. The AI system pre-processes large volumes of patent data, identifies potentially relevant documents through semantic similarity computation, and organizes them by relationship types, allowing users to focus only on pre-screened candidates. This preliminary action maintains high accuracy while improving overall productivity by reducing the volume of documents requiring detailed examination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12625888B2Methods and system for determining, navigating, and presenting complex relationships in content
Publication Date: 2026.05.12 IP COM I LLC
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AI summary

The present teaching relates to identifying related content and significance thereof with respect to some specified goal. Initial content is obtained based on a specified goal. Associated content is identified based on the semantics of the initial content and semantic-based temporal information. Different temporal relations are determined based on the specified goal and are extracted from content comprising the initial and associated content. With respect to each extracted temporal relation, determine a semantic analysis to be performed based on the specified goal. A summary is automatically generated for each of the semantic analysis results and is visualized to reveal semantic and temporal relations among different related content pieces. The visualization can be adjusted according to user input.