Method and system for monitoring innovation activity

A method for monitoring innovation activity, comprising:

• accumulating first metadata associated with an intellectual knowledge file;
• extracting at least one pattern from said intellectual knowledge file;
• assigning, using rules-based processing, said first metadata and said pattern, said intellectual knowledge file to a concept space among a plurality of existing concept spaces;
• and,
• generating a report, said report correlating said intellectual knowledge file and said plurality of concept spaces, wherein said steps of accumulating, extracting, assigning, and generating are performed by a general-purpose computer specially programmed to perform said steps of accumulating, extracting, performing, and generating.

A computer based system for monitoring innovation activity, comprising:

• a first metadata element arranged to accumulate metadata associated with a first plurality of intellectual knowledge files;
• a rules-based processor arranged to:
• extract a first plurality of patterns from said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files;
• create a first plurality of concept spaces using said first metadata, said first plurality of patterns, and said first plurality of knowledge files;
• and,
• group, using said first metadata and said first plurality of patterns, said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files into first respective concept spaces in said first plurality of concept spaces;
• and,
• a report generator arranged to correlate said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files and said first respective concept spaces, wherein said first metadata element, said processor, and said report generator are located in at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer.

A system for monitoring innovation activity, comprising:

• a first metadata element arranged to accumulate first metadata associated with an intellectual knowledge file;
• a first rules-based processor arranged to:
• extract at least one pattern from said intellectual knowledge file;
• and,
• assign, using said first metadata and said at least one pattern, said intellectual knowledge file to a concept space among a plurality of existing concept spaces;
• and,
• a report generator arranged to generate a report correlating said intellectual knowledge file and said plurality of concept spaces, wherein said first metadata element, said rules-based processor, and said report generator are located in at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer.

A computer based method for monitoring innovation activity, comprising:

• accumulating first metadata associated with a plurality of intellectual knowledge files;
• extracting a plurality of patterns from said plurality of intellectual knowledge files;
• creating a plurality of concept spaces, using rules-based processing, said first metadata, and said plurality of patterns;
• grouping, using rules-based processing, said first metadata, and said plurality of patterns, said plurality of intellectual knowledge files into respective concept spaces in said plurality of concept spaces;
• accumulating second metadata associated with an intellectual knowledge file;
• extracting at least one pattern from said intellectual knowledge file;
• assigning, using rules-based processing, said second metadata and said at least one pattern, said intellectual knowledge file to a concept space among said plurality of concept spaces;
• and,
• generating a report, said report correlating said plurality of intellectual knowledge files and said intellectual knowledge file with said plurality of concept spaces, wherein said steps of accumulating first and second metadata, extracting a plurality of patterns, creating, grouping, extracting at least one pattern, assigning, and generating are performed by a general-purpose computer specially programmed to perform said steps of accumulating first and second metadata, extracting a plurality of patterns, creating, grouping, extracting at least one pattern, assigning, and generating.

A computer based system for monitoring innovation activity, comprising:

• a metadata element arranged to accumulate first metadata associated with a plurality of intellectual knowledge files and to accumulate second metadata associated with an intellectual knowledge file;
• a rules-based processor arranged to:
• extract a plurality of patterns from said plurality of intellectual knowledge files;
• create a plurality of concept spaces using said first metadata and said plurality of patterns;
• group, using said first metadata and said plurality of patterns, said plurality of intellectual knowledge files into respective concept spaces in said plurality of concept spaces;
• extract at least one pattern from said intellectual property file;
• and,
• assign, using said second metadata and said at least one pattern, said intellectual knowledge file to a concept space among said plurality of concept spaces;
• and,
• a report generator arranged to correlate said plurality of intellectual knowledge files and said intellectual knowledge file with said plurality of concept spaces, wherein said metadata element, said rules-based processor, and said report generator are located in at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer.