System and methods for analyzing documents
AssigneeLexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
InventorsBrian K. Elias, Matthew C. Morrise, Om Chauhan, Ningjun Wang
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for analyzing documents. In one implementation, a computer implemented method is provided for analyzing a patent application and providing a visual representation. According to the method, a selection is received from a user to view claims of the patent application in a claim tree hierarchy and a computer displays the claims in the claim tree hierarchy on a display. The claim tree hierarchy visually depicts relationships between the claims. The method identifies one or more words of at least one of the claims that constitutes an element and displays, in the claim tree hierarchy, the words constituting the element in association with the claim.
Claims26
A method for analyzing a patent application and providing a visual representation, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a processing device, claims of the patent application in a claim tree hierarchical structure on a display, wherein the claim tree hierarchical structure visually depicts relationships between the claims;
- identifying one or more words of at least one of the claims that constitutes one or more elements;
- displaying, in the claim tree hierarchical structure, the words constituting the one or more elements in association with the claims;
- loading, into a memory, at least one database storing patents, patent applications, and court opinions that relates to the patents or the patent applications;
- searching the at least one database for a selected element from one or more elements in association with the claims, wherein the results of the search indicate that the selected element has a defined prior usage in patents or patent applications with earlier priority dates stored in the at least one database and corresponding case reference information in court opinions stored in the at least one database, the defined prior usage informing how the selected element has been used in the patents or patent applications with earlier priority dates to provide a meaning of the selected element, and the case reference information indicating how the selected element has been interpreted by courts;
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- displaying the selected element with a first visual indication indicating that the selected element has been used in the patents or patent applications with earlier priority dates from the at least one database, and a second visual indication indicating that the selected element has been interpreted by courts.
A system for analyzing a patent application and providing a visual representation, the system comprising:
- a processing device;
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- a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium, the non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to:
- display claims of the patent application in a claim tree hierarchical structure on a display, wherein the claim tree hierarchical structure visually depicts relationships between the claims;
- identify one or more words of at least one of the claims that constitutes one or more elements;
- display the words constituting the one or more elements in association with the claims;
- load at least one database storing patents, patent applications, and court opinions that relates to the patents or the patent applications;
- search the at least one database for a selected element from one or more elements in association with the claims, wherein the results of the search indicate that the selected element has a defined prior usage in patents or patent applications with earlier priority dates stored in the at least one database and corresponding case reference information in court opinions stored in the at least one database, the defined prior usage informing how the selected element has been used in the patents or patent applications with earlier priority dates to provide a meaning of the selected element, and the case reference information indicating how the selected element has been interpreted by courts;
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- display the selected element with a first visual indication indicating that the selected element has been used in the patents or patent applications with earlier priority dates from the at least one database, and a second visual indication indicating that the selected element has been interpreted by courts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.