Patent Document ID: 8412659
Application ID: 12463731

Base Claim:
1. A semi-automated method for interactively analyzing a patent landscape, comprising: inputting a query to a computing device via an input device, wherein the input device is coupled to one or more databases; retrieving a plurality of relevant documents indicative of a conceptual region of the patent landscape from a data warehouse based on the query; generating one or more presentations based on the retrieved relevant documents via the computing device; augmenting the one or more presentations using one or more reasoning techniques via the computing device; conducting competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents based on the one or more presentations, using an interactive visualization technique via the computing device; wherein the interactive visualization technique comprises generating an interactive network based graphical representation of a plurality of nodes inter-coupled through links; and interactively selecting and modifying one or more portions of the generated network based graphical representation based on at least one criteria; wherein each node is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising a term representative of the node; wherein each link is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising one or more terms representative of the nodes coupled via the link; evaluating white space opportunities based on the one or more presentations; wherein evaluating white space opportunities comprises identifying pairs of nodes that are not directly coupled to each other; listing and ranking the white space opportunities based on nodes that are to be directly coupled to each other; applying projection techniques to forecast growth of predetermined target nodes; applying projection techniques to links to forecast potential growth of identified white space opportunities; computing a dynamic prescience of patent score indicative of a level of technical maturity and a rate at which potential white spaces are filled; and displaying an output based on the competitive analysis and the evaluated white space opportunities via an output device; wherein the competitive analysis output and the evaluated white space opportunities are used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.

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Claim 7:
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria comprises patents or seminal patents associated with a node among the plurality of nodes, a link among the plurality of links, a sub portion of the network based graphical representation, or combinations thereof.