Abstract: A method, system, and article are provided for efficiently and effectively searching an electronic document collection. Each of the documents in the collection is pre-divided into sub-sections. One or more profiles are created, each including a selection of at least one of the sections of the documents in the collection. In addition, a weight is assigned to each of the selected sections in the profile. Based upon the parameters of a query and selection of a profile, select sub-sections of each document are employed to compare query data to the underlying document collection. A compilation of documents is created with data matching the query data, and a relevancy score is computed for each document in the compilation. The relevancy score is then leveraged to sort the documents in a manner to convey relevancy to the query submission.

Abstract: A search platform that can search for and correlate elements in written and drawing portions of a document. The search engine can receive an indication of an element associated with a written portion of a document, determine a location in a drawing portion of the document associated with the element, and provide the determined location for display. Conversely, the search engine can also receive an indication of an element associated with a drawing portion of a document, determine a location in a written portion of the document associated with the element, and provide the determined location for display. Elements can refer to any textual, symbolic, or coded phrase or graphical representation associated with a unique alphanumeric or symbolic identifier in a written or drawing portion of a document or documents.

Abstract: A technique is provided for processing search results. The technique includes executing a search based on a user input entered via a graphical user interface using a processor, identifying relevant documents based on the search, and obtaining a standard classification for each relevant document. The standard classification is a classification within a standard classification system. The technique also includes reclassifying each relevant document, based on the relevant document's standard classification, into an interpretive classification within an interpretive classification system. The interpretive classification comprises at least a primary class and a secondary class. The technique further includes grouping the relevant documents into each relevant document's primary class and secondary class, and displaying the primary classes of the relevant documents and a number of relevant documents grouped in each displayed primary class via the graphical user interface on a display device.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for scoring an intellectual property asset, such as a patent. A platform for automated scoring can implement a z-score statistical method, or variations thereof, to score a patent. The z-score statistical method can be used to measure where a value of a parameter in a patent lies in relation to the average value of that parameter in a patent population. Parameter scores can be obtained for each parameter of the patent. Additionally, a composite score can be provided that indicates an overall score or value of the patent, at least with respect to the parameters examined, as against the patent population. The composite score can be a weighted score of the z-scores of different parameters of the patent.

Abstract: A search platform that can locate a technology center within an organization using a patent search engine. Since organizational resources tend to be associated with patents or patent-related projects from a technical standpoint, the search platform can utilize these associations to identify particular technology centers within the organization. By searching patent collections and organizational workspaces associated with patents to obtain information on an organization's technology centers, the search platform can provide business intelligence to the organization without the need for a dedicated knowledge network to be built and maintained by the organization.