System and method for analyzing collaborative environments to identify probability of invention

A computer-implemented method for estimating the likelihood that a project in a collaborative environment will produce patentable inventions, comprising:

• identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of relationships that exist between individuals in a collaborative environment;
• mapping, by the one or more processors, the plurality of relationships that exist between the individuals in the collaborative environment to identify one or more projects,
• wherein each project comprises two or more individuals, each individual in the project having a relationship to each other individual in the project;
• graphically depicting, via a user interface, the mapping of the plurality of relationships that exist between the individuals in the collaborative environment, wherein individuals are represented by points and relationships between individuals are represented by arrows connecting the points, wherein lengths of arrows indicate how closely individuals connected by the arrows are related, and sizes of points indicate amounts or rates of intellectual property that the individuals represented by each point have historically produced;
• indicating, by the one or more processors, within the graphical depiction of the plurality of mapped relationships, the individuals in the collaborative environment who have historically been listed as inventors in one or more patent applications or issued patents;
• calculating, by the one or more processors, based on the individuals in a project who have historically been listed as inventors in one or more patent applications or issued patents, a probability that the project will produce patentable inventions;
• and
• scheduling, by the one or more processors, for the individuals in the project, a meeting to disclose a patentable invention, based on the calculated probability that the project will produce patentable inventions.

A computer system for estimating the likelihood that an individual in a collaborative environment will produce patentable inventions, comprising:

• a database configured to store information associated with individuals in a collaborative environment;
• a memory configured to store non-transitory computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to interface with the memory and the database, and configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to:
• identify a plurality of relationships that exist between the individuals in the collaborative environment;
• map the plurality of relationships that exist between the individuals in the collaborative environment;
• graphically depict, via a user interface, the mapping of the plurality of relationships that exist between the individuals in the collaborative environment, wherein individuals are represented by points and relationships between individuals are represented by arrows connecting the points, wherein lengths of arrows indicate how closely individuals connected by the arrows are related, and sizes of points indicate amounts or rates of intellectual property that the individuals represented by each point have historically produced;
• indicate, within the graphical depiction of the plurality of mapped relationships, the individuals in the collaborative environment who have historically been listed as inventors in one or more patent applications or issued patents;
• calculate, based on a particular individual's mapped relationships to one or more other individuals in the collaborative environment who have historically been listed as inventors in one or more patent applications or issued patents, a probability that the particular individual will produce patentable inventions;
• and
• schedule, for the particular individual, a meeting to disclose a patentable invention, based on the calculated probability that the particular individual will produce patentable inventions.