IP Library Granted Patent US 7,058,516
Granted Patent B2
US 7,058,516 · App. 09/906,888 · Granted Jun 6, 2006

Computer implemented searching using search criteria comprised of ratings prepared by leading practitioners in biomedical specialties

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Patent No.
US 7,058,516
App. No.
09/906,888
Granted
Jun 6, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for creating and maintaining a Biomedical document database, wherein the documents have been reviewed by biomedical and other experts, who have assigned taxonomic based indicia to each document wherein a specialized search engine can rapidly retrieve relevant documents based upon the commnly known taxonomy.

Claims (18)

1. A computer implemented method for developing and using significance ratings for biomedical research articles comprising the acts of:

a) storing a multidimensional rating taxonomy developed for a target domain;

b) providing a first computer input interface for use in generating a first significance rating for a target biomedical research article according to the multidimensional rating taxonomy, and linking the first significance rating to the target biomedical research article in a database;

c) providing a second computer input interface for use in generation a new significance rating for the target biomedical research article according to the multidimensional rating taxonomy and combining the new significance rating with the first significance rating to produce a revised significance rating

d) linking the revised significance rating to the target biomedical research article in the database; and

e) providing a third computer input interface for generating a commentary for the target biomedical research article.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the target domain is a domain of biomedicine.

3. A computer implemented method for developing and using significance ratings for research articles comprising the acts of:

a) using a first computer input interface for generating a first significance rating for a target research article according to a multidimensional rating taxonomy developed for a biomedical domain, the computer linking the first significance rating to the target research article in a database;

b) using a second computer input interface for generating a new significance rating for the target research article according to the multidimensional rating taxonomy, wherein the computer combines the new significance rating with the first significance rating to produce a revised significance rating;

c) the computer further links the revised significance rating to the target research article in the database; and

d) using a third computer input interface for generating a significance rating for a specific user according to the multidimensional rating taxonomy, whereby the significance rating for the specific user can be used as a search argument to retrieve research article of interest to the specific user from the database.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3 wherein the first and new significance ratings are generated for the target research article in a peer-review process, the first significance rating generated by a leading practitioner in a biomedical specialty and the new significance rating is generated by a different leading practitioner in the biomedical specialty.

5. A computer implemented method for developing and using significance rating for articles comprising the act of:

a) using a first computer input interface for generating a first significance rating for a target research article according to a multidimensional rating taxonomy developed for a biomedical domain, the computer linking the first significance rating to the target research article in a database;

b) using a second computer input interface for generating a new significance rating for the target research article according to the multidimensional rating taxonomy, wherein the computer combines the new significance rating with the first significance rating to produce a revised significance rating;

c) the computer further links the revised significance rating to the target research article in the database; and

d) using a third computer input interface for generating a commentary for the target research article.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2014
From: ONTHERIX, INC.; IPREFERENT, INC.
To: TRANSPORIN
Reel/Frame 034106/0744 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2005
From: PROTIGEN, INC.
To: BIOEXPERTISE, INC.
Reel/Frame 015588/0912 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2001
From: MASCARENHAS, DESMOND D.
To: PROTIGEN, INC.
Reel/Frame 012035/0171 →