Jan M Allen

US Patent:

20100174698, Jul 8, 2010

Filed:

Jan 6, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/349466

Inventors:

David E. Odland - Scottsdale AZ, US
Kathryn P. Odland - Scottsdale AZ, US
Justin Seth Kniep - Chandler AZ, US
Angela Christina Stigen - Mesa AZ, US
Zheng Rong - Phoenix AZ, US
Jan Maurice Allen - Tempe AZ, US
Jaric Enin Loving - Scottsdale AZ, US

Assignee:

GLOBAL PATENT SOLUTIONS, LLC - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

G06F 7/06
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707706, 707E17014

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method for efficiently searching a patent database using patent search software. A target patent or group of patents are identified and utilized through a forward and backward citation search (FNB search) to identify patent references closely related to the patent search subject. The FNB search may be customized by a plurality of user selectable options to manipulate the results of the FNB search, and the results may be output in a variety of formats depending on the preferences of the user.

US Patent:

20100293162, Nov 18, 2010

Filed:

May 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/466949

Inventors:

David E. Odland - Scottsdale AZ, US
Kathryn P. Odland - Scottsdale AZ, US
Justin Seth Kniep - Chandler AZ, US
Angela Christina Stigen - Mesa AZ, US
Zheng Rong - Phoenix AZ, US
Jan Maurice Allen - Tempe AZ, US

Assignee:

GLOBAL PATENT SOLUTIONS - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707736, 704 9, 707759, 707769, 707805

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method of generating keywords in an automated manner for use in searching an electronic database. The generated groups of keywords may be formatted in a variety of configurations, including a table. The table may include a plurality of columns for keywords and a plurality of rows for groups of keywords. The plurality of columns may include categories for keywords, and keywords with software compatible operators. A user may input at least one keyword in the table and is presented, in an automated manner, with at least one suggestion of a related term from which the user may choose. The sources of suggestions may include commercial thesauri or dictionaries, or a database of previously executed search queries or saved keyword tables. Boolean operators compatible with the database to be searched are added in an automated manner to the selected keywords when the table is populated.