KR20020085042A - A patent search managing system of an intellectual property system and a search managing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for managing a patent search of an intellectual property system are provided to enable a user not specialized for carrying out the patent search to easily obtain the necessary patent data without spending much time. CONSTITUTION: A user interface(201) receives the information inputted by the user and provides the patent data obtained by a patent search system(200) to the user. A user manager(203) manages the information including the keyword inputted by the user. A keyword editor(204) modifies and adds the keyword inputted by the user through the user interface. A data provider interface(202) sends the search information and request to a data provider and receives the patent data sent from the data provider. A database(210) stores various kinds of data and information used by the patent search system. A database manager stores the data and the information in the database, and provides the data and the information of the database to the user.

Description

A patent search managing system of an intellectual property system and a search managing method

The present invention relates to a patent retrieval management system and a retrieval management method thereof, and more particularly, to a patent retrieval management system and a retrieval management method for a user who does not specialize in patent retrieval, such as a researcher of a research and development department.

Researchers who perform technology development work in corporations or universities need to search the contents of patent applications or patent-published inventions in order to determine whether the technology to be studied is already developed or to obtain prior data for research. In recent years, there are various companies and sites that provide patent data, so that researchers can access patent data directly. However, in order to obtain necessary data, researchers must search a vast database of patent data. However, since researchers do not specialize in search, there is a lack of search technology and lack of time for searching, and thus, there is a lack of sufficient information on prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a system and method for easily obtaining necessary patent data.

1 is a block diagram of a patent search management system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a flowchart of a patent retrieval management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention supports the user's patent data search using a data provider.

Specifically, a user who accepts the information input by the user and provides the user with the patent data obtained by the patent search management system, and manages information including a search word input by the user through the user interface for each user. A management unit, a search term editing unit for modifying and supplementing a search word input by the user through the user interface, a data provider interface for transmitting search information and a search request to the data provider and receiving patent data transmitted by the data provider, and managing the patent search Provide a patent retrieval management system including a database for storing various information and data used in the system, and a DB management unit for storing information or data in the database or reading and providing information or data from the database. do.

The search target list manager may further include a search target list manager configured to generate, organize, and search a list of search targets so that there is no duplication by integrating, comparing, and analyzing the search terms edited by the search term editor. It is desirable to notify the user.

When using the patent search management system, a search target list including a first step of classifying and storing a search word input by the user for each user, a second step of editing the search word input by the user, and a combination of the edited search word The patent search management method including the third step of transmitting to the provider and the fourth step of receiving and storing the patent data collected and transmitted by the data provider may be supported by the user.

In this case, the method may further include arranging the search target list so that the search target list does not overlap before the third step, and it is preferable to notify the user that the patent data has been updated after the fourth step.

Next, a patent search management system and a search management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a patent search management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Patent search management system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a user interface 201, data provider interface 202, user management unit 203, search word editing unit 204, search target list management unit 205, DB ( data base) management unit 206, database 210 and the like. The database 210 includes a user information DB 211, a search word information DB 212, a search target list DB 213, a data DB 214, and the like. A data provider 300 that searches for and provides materials required by the search system 200 may also be included as an organization of the search system 200. The user 100 is a person who obtains necessary patent data by using the search management system 200.

The user 100 is mainly a researcher such as an enterprise or a university, and accesses the search management system 200 on-line using a user terminal to obtain necessary patent data. At this time, the user 100 connects to the search system 200 through a network such as the Internet or an intranet.

The data provider 300 collects patent data based on search information such as a search word transmitted from the search management system 200, and collects the collected patent data and provides them to the search system. In this case, the data provider 300 may be an independent company from the search management system 200 or an agency of the search management system 200. In addition, the data provider 300 may have its own patent data database or may be an institution that specializes in searching using a database held by another company.

The user interface 201 of the search management system 200 enables the user 100 to access the search management system 200, accepts information input by the user 100 such as a search word, and the search management system 200 receives the information. Obtained patent data is provided so that the user 100 can check using the user terminal.

The data provider interface 202 facilitates an online connection between the data provider 300 and the search management system 200 and sends search information and a search request to the data provider 300 or is collected by the data provider 300. Receive patent data provided.

The user manager 203 organizes and manages search information such as a search word input by the user 100 using the search management system 200 for each user, and notifies the user 100 of a matter in which patent data is updated.

The search word editor 204 corrects and supplements the search word input by the user 100 and edits the search word into a more appropriate term for searching for patent data. The search word editor 204 determines what technology to search by referring to the user information and other search information input by the user when editing the search word. The search word editor 204 may be an organization of a search system having a manpower having a good search technology.

The search target list manager 205 generates a search target list by collectively comparing and analyzing the search terms edited by the search term editor 204. That is, the search target list is determined so that there is no duplicate search target by integrating search information managed separately for each user.

The DB manager 206 serves to store various data or information used or input in the search system 200 in the database 210 or to read out from the database 210 and provide it to the required part.

The user information DB 211 of the database 210 stores personal information about the affiliation, etc. of the user 100, search terms and search information input by the user by the user 100, and the search term information DB 212 is The search word input by the user 100 and the search word edited by the search word editor 204 are stored in association with each other, and are used as a reference material for later search of the search word. The search target list DB 213 stores the search target list created based on the search term in association with the user 100. The data DB 214 stores patent data collected and provided by the data provider 300. At this time, the patent data of the material DB 214 is linked to the search word information DB 212 and the search word information DB 212 is linked to the user information DB 211 so that the user 100 can search the search management system 200. Upon accessing the user, a list of patent data related to a search word entered by the user can be viewed. If a desired list is selected from the list, the patent data is read out from the data DB 214 and displayed.

Next, the process of obtaining patent data using this search system will be described.

2 is a flowchart of a patent retrieval management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the user accesses the search management system (step 11), the user interface of the search management system identifies the user and provides a screen for the user (step 21). There is a column for inputting a search word on the screen for the user, and the user inputs a word that is considered as a keyword of a patent document to be searched for as a search word (step 12). The user manager of the search management system classifies and stores the search word input by the user for each user (step 22). Subsequently, the search word editing unit of the search management system edits the search word input by the user, corrects and stores the search term more suitable for the search (step 23). The search target list management unit of the search management system sorts the search terms edited by the search word editor and organizes the search target list so that there is no duplication (step 24). At this time, the search target list is a series of search term combinations. Subsequently, the data provider interface of the search management system sends the search target list to the data provider (step 25), and the data provider receives it and performs a search (step 31). The data provider classifies and searches the retrieved patent data by the search target list (step 32), and transmits it to the search management system (step 33). The data provider interface of the search management system stores the patent data received from the data provider in its own database, the data DB (step 26). When the patent data is stored in the data DB, the user manager notifies the user that the patent data has been updated (step 27). The user is notified that the patent data has been updated or frequently accesses the search management system to check the patent data (step 13).

In the above, the user is notified that the patent data has been updated. Alternatively, the patent data may be updated at a predetermined interval so that the user may input a new search word at this period and check the updated patent data.

As described above, by using the patent retrieval management system of the present invention, researchers can easily obtain necessary patent data without having to spend a lot of time.

Claims (6)

In a patent search management system that uses a data provider to support a user's patent data search, A user interface for receiving information input by the user and providing the user with patent data obtained by the patent search management system; A user manager that manages information including a search word input by a user for each user through the user interface; A search word editor to modify and supplement a search word input by the user through the user interface; A data provider interface for sending search information and a search request to the data provider and receiving patent data sent by the data provider; Database for storing various information and data used in the patent search management system, DB management unit for storing information or data in the database or reading and providing information or data from the database Patent search management system comprising a. In claim 1, And a search target list management unit for generating and arranging a search target list so that there is no duplication by integrating, comparing, and analyzing the search terms edited by the search term editor. In claim 2, And the user management unit notifies the user of the update of the patent data. In the patent search management method that supports the user's patent data search using a data provider, A first step of classifying and storing the search word input by the user for each user; A second step of editing the search word input by the user, A third step of transmitting a search target list consisting of a combination of edited search terms to a data provider; The fourth step of receiving and storing patent data collected and sent by the data provider Patent search management method comprising a. In claim 4, And retrieving the search target list so that the search target list does not overlap before the third step. In claim 4, And a patent retrieval management method for notifying the user that the patent data has been updated following the fourth step.