Method for syntactic and semantic analysis of patent text and drawings
Patent 5774833 Issued on June 30, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: December 8, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A method for processing patent text (99) in a computer (200) including identifying boundaries of parts of patent text (100), loading at least one of the parts of the patent text into a working memory (102), analyzing at least one of the parts of the patent text (104), and reporting results (106) to a user (202). Alphanumeric drawing data can also be compared to patent text (100). The method can be coupled to work with a word processor program (208). The method can recognize and report (106 and 708) on claim dependency (400, 402, 404), specific characteristics (704) of patent text (99), and patent errors based on legal standards, practice standards, and Patent and Trademark Office standards, or even user preferences (702, 704, 706).
Other References
"The Examiner Software Report Referenc", Version 2.44, The Examiner Software For DOS, pp. i-23, The Examiner--Intelligent Tools for the Intellectual Property Industry (1993)
"The Examiner Software Installation Guide", Version 2.44, The Examiner Software For DOS, pp. 1-6, The Examiner--Intelligent Tools for the Intellectual Property Industry (1963)
"The Examiner Software User's Guide", Version 2.44, The Examiner Software For DOS, pp. 1-39, The Examiner--Intelligent Tools for the Intellectual Property Industry (1993)
"The Examiner Software Tutorial Guide", Version 2.44, The Examiner Software For DOS, pp. 1-29, and Appendix A and B, The Examiner--Intelligent Tools for the Intellectual Property Industry (1993)
The Law Works, "The Examiner Software", Sep. 1995, p. 1