摘要 |
The present subject matter provides systems, methods, software and data structures for patent mapping, storage and searching. The method (300) of this embodiment includes selecting a patent claim (302), associating the patent claim concept 304, and associating the elements of the claim to one or more limitation concepts (306). Selecting a patent claim (302) inclides selecting a claim from a patent document for mapping. Some further embodiments provides for searching a universe of patent documents by patent document, claim, limitation, class, element or concept. |