Patent claim mapping

1. A computer implemented method for assessing a target subject matte comprising

maintaining a database of patent portfolios and a database of patents, each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios;

maintaining a database of ontologies, the ontologies including one or more patent concepts in defined groups;

receiving a search query associated with a first patent portfolio;

arranging keywords extracted from the search query by an order of importance;

searching the first portfolio as a function of the search query using the arranged keywords extracted from the search query;

generating search results, the search results including one or more patent claims associated with the search query;

generating a claim similarity index for a patent claim of the one or more patent claims associated with the search query based on a similarity between the patent claim and at least one other patent claim of the one or more patent claims, wherein the claim similarity index is generated based on an evaluation of roots of keywords from a subparagraph of the patent claim to words of the at least one other patent claim, wherein the keywords are identified in the subparagraph by filtering out unimportant words from a text string of the subparagraph of the patent claim;

identifying a set of mapping target claims based on the claim similarity index;

mapping the set of mapping target claims to a patent concept in a defined group to generate a mapping result; and

providing the mapping result in a panoramic claim chart, the panoramic claim chart including color-coded indices representing instances of identification of patent concepts in the target subject matter, and further including the claim similarity index, the panoramic claim chart sorted by keyword occurrence intensity with the arranged keywords on a first axis and the set of mapping target claims on a second axis, wherein a color-coded index is displayed at the intersection of the arranged keywords and a mapping target claim of the at least one patent claim based on the mapping result.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , therein the one or more patent concepts includes a technology category.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more patent concepts includes a scope concept, the scope concept defining a scope to which a patent claim is limited.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein mapping a plurality of patent claims to a patent concepts includes defining the patent concept and assigning it to one of the defined groups.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein mapping a plurality of patent claims to a patent concept further includes:

maintaining a database of patent claims, the database of patent claims including the one or more patent claims;

storing an indication of a relationship between the patent concept and the one or more patent claims in the database of patent claims.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the indication of the relationship includes an indication that the one or more claims are not mapped to the patent concept.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the indication of the relationship includes an indication that the one or more patent claims are mapped to the patent concept.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the search query includes a regular search expression.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating search results includes retrieving patent claims which include terms from the search query and synonyms of the terms.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the claim similarity index identifies a patent claim to which a patent concept can be mapped, the identification based on a similarity of a sub-paragraph or element of the one or more patent claims and the patent concept, or a linguistic analysis of the mapping result.

11. A system for assessing a target subject matter, the system comprising:

a database of patent sets and a database of patents, each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent sets stored in the database of patent sets;

a database of ontologies, the ontologies including one or more patent concepts in defined groups;

at least one processor; and

memory including instructions that; when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations to:

receive a search query associated with a first patent set;

arrange keywords extracted from the search query by an order of importance;

search a first patent set as a function of the search query using the arranged keywords extracted from the search query;

generate search results, the search results including one or more patent claims associated with the search query and stored in a patent claim database;

generate a claim similarity index for a patent claim of the one or more patent claims associated with the search query based on a similarity between the patent claim and at least one other patent claim of the one or more patent claims, wherein the claim similarity index is generated based on an evaluation of roots of keywords from a subparagraph of the patent claim to words of the at least one other patent claim, wherein the keywords are identified in the subparagraph by filtering out unimportant words from a text string of the subparagraph of the patent claim;

identify a set of mapping target claims based on the claim similarity index;

map the set of mapping target claims to a patent concept in a defined group to generate a mapping result; and

provide the mapping result in a panoramic claim chart, the panoramic claim chart including color-coded indices representing instances of identification of patent concepts in the target subject matter, and further including the claim similarity index, the panoramic claim chart sorted by keyword occurrence intensity with the arranged keywords on a first axis and the set of mapping target claims on a second axis, wherein a color-coded index is displayed at the intersection of the arranged keywords and a mapping tar et claim of the at least one patent claim based on the mapping result.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more patent concepts includes a technology category.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more patent concepts includes a scope concept, the scope concept defining a scope to which a patent claim is limited.

14. The system of claim 11 , the memory further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations to accept input defining the patent concept and assign it to one of the defined groups.

15. The system of claim 11 , the memory further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations to store an indication of a relationship between the patent concept and one or more patent claims.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the indication of the relationship includes an indication that the one or more patent claims are not mapped to the patent concept.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the indication of the relationship includes an indication that the one or more patent claims are mapped to the patent concept.

18. The system of claim 11 , the memory further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations to generate the search results by retrieving patent claims which include terms from the search query and synonyms of the terms.

19. The system of claim 11 , the memory further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations to:

construct a mapping object, the mapping object including data detailing a relationship between the one or more patent claims and the patent concept; and

store the mapping object in the patent claim database.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the claim similarity index identifies a patent claim to which a patent concept can be mapped, the identification based on a similarity of a sub-paragraph or element of the one or more patent claims and the patent concept, or a linguistic analysis of the mapping result.

21. A system for assessing a target subject matter, the system comprising:

a network;

databases, accessible on the network, including:

at least one database of patent portfolios, and

a database of patents, each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios, and

a database of ontologies, the ontologies including one or more patent concepts in defined groups; and

a server, operatively connected to the network, wherein the server includes:

a processor,

a memory,

software operable on the processor to:

receive a search query associated with a first patent portfolio;

arrange keywords extracted from the search query by an order of importance;

search the first portfolio as a function of the search query using the arranged keywords extracted from the search query;

generate search results, the search results including one or more patent claims associated with the search query;

generate a claim similarity index for a patent claim of the one or more patent claims associated with the search query based on a similarity between the patent claim and at least one other patent claim of the one or more patent claims, wherein the claim similarity index is generated based on an evaluation of roots of keywords from a subparagraph of the patent claim to words of the at least one other patent claim, wherein the keywords are identified in the subparagraph by filtering out unimportant words from a text string of the subparagraph of the patent claim;

identify a set of mapping target claims based on the claim similarity index

map the set of mapping target claims to a patent concept in a defined group to generate a mapping result; and

provide the mapping result in a panoramic claim chart, the panoramic claim chart including color-coded indices representing instances of identification of patent concepts in the target subject matter, and further including the claim similarity index, the panoramic claim chart sorted by keyword occurrence intensity with the arran ed keywords on a first axis and the set of mapping target claims on a second axis,

wherein a color-coded index is displayed at the intersection of the arranged keywords and a mapping target claim of the at least one patent claim based on the mapping result.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the claim similarity index identifies a patent claim to which a patent concept can be mapped, the identification based on a similarity of a sub-paragraph or element of the one or more patent claims and the patent concept, or a linguistic analysis of the mapping result.