System and method for organizing and presenting information relating to the interpretation of multiple information elements, such as patent claim elements, in at least one reference source and graphical user interface incorporating the same

a method for organizing information relating to the interpretation of multiple information elements from at least one reference source comprising:

• (1) forming a matrix having a first predetermined number of rows and a second predetermined number of columns defining matrix elements at the intersections of the rows and columns, wherein each of one the first predetermined number of rows and the second predetermined number of columns of the matrix correspond to an information element and each of the other of the first predetermined number of rows and the second predetermined number of columns correspond to the at least one reference source;
• (2) determining a reference location within the at least one reference source relating to the interpretation of an information element and setting the reference location to null if no information relating to the interpretation of the information element exists in the at least one reference source;
• (3) inserting the reference location into the matrix element in the matrix corresponding to the particular information element and the particular at least one reference source;
• and
• (4) repeating each of steps (2) and (3) for each of the multiple information elements and the at least one reference source;
• whereby the location in the at least one reference source corresponding to the interpretation of a particular information element can be found at the matrix element at the intersection in the matrix corresponding to the information element to be interpreted and the at least one reference source.