Relational database system containing a multidimensional hierachical model of interrelated subject categories with recognition capabilities
US5721910A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a database and a method of producing that database which can be used to determine the meaning of scientific or technical documents, such as patents and/or technical or scientific publications and/or abstracts of these patents or publications, and to assign the technical documents to one or more scientific or technical categories within a multidimensional hierarchical model which reflects the business, scientific or technical interests of a business, scientific or technical entity or specialty.
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