Patent ID: 8041739

Claim:
A system for drafting a patent application and assessing technological information on at least one computer, the system comprising: a. at least one input device connected to the at least one computer for receiving information inputs from at least one user, wherein the inputs include a text-based description of an invention; b. at least one processing means for automatically generating a diagrammatic representation of the invention by automatically transforming the information inputs including the text-based description, wherein the diagrammatic representation includes a hierarchical component categorization of the technical components, including at least one key component and at least one subcomponent associated with the key component of the invention based upon the information inputted by the at least one user, wherein the diagrammatic representation comprises graphical component structure and textual component content associated with each component such that for each component, the graphical component structure includes the textual component content, and wherein the graphical claim structure comprises multiple geometric outlines, each outline operable to fully display the textual claim content of at least part of one claim, and at least one line directly connecting the outlines to each other according the hierarchy of the at least part of a patent claims series; and for automatically generating a document for filing as a patent application, including specification and claims, based upon the information inputted by the at least one user and additional text-based detailed information that is organized consistent with the diagram; wherein the hierarchical component categorization includes at least one key component and at least one subcomponent related thereto, wherein the hierarchical component categorization contains the full text of the textual component content; wherein the diagrammatic representation of the components and subcomponents together provides an indication of what may be claimed in a patent application, and wherein the text-based information and the diagram components are automatically directly linked by being visually integrated with one another within the graphical component structure; c. at least one output device connected to the at least one computer for outputting the automatically generated diagrammatic representation of an invention wherein the graphical component structure and textual component content being integrally visually generated and linked in a single, interactive diagram in a single user interface pane.