Document research system and method for efficiently displaying and researching information about the interrelationships between documents
US6263351A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/382
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for displaying, on a computer screen, information concerning the interrelationships of documents. A system employing the present invention also allows for the efficient research of documents that cite a document shown on the computer screen. In one embodiment, the present invention involves displaying at least a portion of a first document and simultaneously displaying a representation of one or more citing documents. The citing documents cite some portion of the displayed document. In another embodiment, the invention involves displaying at least a portion of a first document, and displaying a representation of one or more citing documents, wherein the displayed citing documents cite the displayed portion of the first document.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.