Patent ID: 6049811
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A machine for drafting a patent application having at least sections including claims, a summary of the invention, an abstract of the disclosure, and a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, said machine comprising:one or more input devices, one or more output devices, and a computer with memory for receiving and storing data from the input devices, transmitting data to the output devices, and storing program steps for program control and manipulating data in memory;the computer, through input and output devices, requests and stores primary elements (PE) of the invention that define the invention apart from prior technology before the claims are drafted;the claims are drafted before the summary of the invention, abstract, and the detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention is drafted; andthe computer requires drafting the sections in a predetermined order prohibiting jumping ahead to draft a latter section.