Systems, methods, and interfaces for extending legal search results
US9367604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention makes legal research more efficient by selecting clusters in response to the behavior of a user (e.g., a legal professional such as a paralegal, lawyer, or judge). The clusters, which are formed prior to the user accessing a legal document (and thus, providing user behavior to a system), are identified to the based upon a set of metadata associated with the legal document. At least two clusters are identified and a signal associated therewith is transmitted to the user. Each cluster is associated with a unique legal topic. Further, each cluster may comprise primary and/or secondary authority.
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