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US 8,412,659 B2Granted
Semi-automated and inter-active system and method for analyzing patent landscapes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsViswanath Avasarala, John Erik Hershey, Anil Varma, Piero Patrone Bonissone
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Abstract
A semi-automated method for interactively analyzing a patent landscape in one embodiment includes retrieving a plurality of relevant patents indicative of a predetermined conceptual region of the patent landscape from a patent repository using a query. Competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents is conducted using an interactive network-based visualization technique. The competitive analysis is used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.
Claims9
A semi-automated method for interactively analyzing a patent landscape, comprising:
- inputting a query to a computing device via an input device, wherein the input device is coupled to one or more databases;
- retrieving a plurality of relevant documents indicative of a conceptual region of the patent landscape from a data warehouse based on the query;
- generating one or more presentations based on the retrieved relevant documents via the computing device;
- augmenting the one or more presentations using one or more reasoning techniques via the computing device;
- conducting competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents based on the one or more presentations, using an interactive visualization technique via the computing device;
- wherein the interactive visualization technique comprises generating an interactive network based graphical representation of a plurality of nodes inter-coupled through links;
- and interactively selecting and modifying one or more portions of the generated network based graphical representation based on at least one criteria;
- wherein each node is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising a term representative of the node;
- wherein each link is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising one or more terms representative of the nodes coupled via the link;
- evaluating white space opportunities based on the one or more presentations;
- wherein evaluating white space opportunities comprises identifying pairs of nodes that are not directly coupled to each other;
- listing and ranking the white space opportunities based on nodes that are to be directly coupled to each other;
- applying projection techniques to forecast growth of predetermined target nodes;
- applying projection techniques to links to forecast potential growth of identified white space opportunities;
- computing a dynamic prescience of patent score indicative of a level of technical maturity and a rate at which potential white spaces are filled;
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- displaying an output based on the competitive analysis and the evaluated white space opportunities via an output device;
- wherein the competitive analysis output and the evaluated white space opportunities are used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.
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A semi-automated system having at least one computing device for interactively analyzing a patent landscape, comprising:
- an input device configured to input a query to a patent database;
- an interactive analytical tool communicatively coupled to the patent database, wherein said tool is configured to extract a plurality of relevant patents indicative of a predetermined conceptual region of the patent landscape;
- generate one or more presentations based on the retrieved relevant patents;
- conduct competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents based on the one or more presentations using an interactive visualization technique;
- augment the one or more presentations based one or more reasoning techniques;
- evaluate white space opportunities based on the one or more presentations and compute a dynamic prescience of patent score indicative of a level of technical maturity and a rate at which potential white spaces are filled;
- wherein the interactive visualization technique comprises generating an interactive network based graphical representation of a plurality of nodes inter-coupled through links;
- wherein each node is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising a term representative of the node;
- wherein each link is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising one or more terms representative of the nodes coupled via the link;
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- an output device configured to display an output indicative of an analysis output from the analytical tool;
- wherein the output is used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.