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Mapping the scientific network of patent and non-patent documents from chemical abstracts for a fast scientific analysis
WorldPatent Information, Pergamon Orbit InfoLine Printed in Great Britain.
Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 160-165, Inc.
1988
Abstracts of Articles Included in This Issue
Willett P. Software and Hardware Techniques for String Searching in Serial Document Databases. World Patent Information 10 (2), 120-129.
Bartels B., Bouchez D. and Higham P. A. The Patent Cooperation Treaty: Ten Years of Implementation. World Patent Information 10 (2), 99-103.
This paper considers the use of text signatures and of parallel computer hardware to increase the efficiency of text scanning in serial document files. After a review of software and hardware techniques for text scanning, the characteristics of text signature systems for document retrieval are discussed, in particular the relationship between text signature length and both the efficiency and the effectiveness of searching. A parallel pattern matching algorithm is then described for USCwith the ICL Distributed Array Processor, a highly parallel SIMD array processor. The efficiency of this algorithm is compared with that of the Aho-Corasick pattern matching algorithm when implemented on a conventional minicomputer. Microprocessor-based multiprocessing networks arc becoming widely available as a means of implementing MIMD parallelism. Experiments with the Boyer-Moore pattern matching algorithm on a network of INMOS transputers demonstrate nearlinear speed-ups for networks containing up to 11 transputers.
The article describes the origins of the Patent Cooperation Treaty and its evolution since it entered into force in 1978. The increasing success of the system is charted, with applications reaching almost IO 000 in 1987, and the basic features of the process of application and publication are briefly described. The problem of the rapid increase in the total number of patent documents published during the last lo-20 years, and the offsetting effects of regional and international arrangements, is outlined.
Delicado Montero-Rios J. The Spanish the Field of Technological Information. Information 10 (2), 108-l 13.
Experience in World Patent
The article describes the new patent information services which are being developed in the Spanish Office following adoption in 1986 of a New Patent Act. The services are largely based on data obtained from the new computer system on which all information concerning applications and documents entering the office is recorded. The services include: a Technical Information Gazette tion of granted Spanish patents significant drawing; publication microfiche
The article describes the activities and the work of the Finnish Society for Information Services. The Society was founded in 1947, and its members come from a variety of backgrounds. All members are concerned about making information available and useful wherever and whenever it is needed. The Society shares with its members the experience of different sectors through committee work. It organizes seminars and courses, publishes a journal, and maintains substantial international contacts. Spreading knowledge about patents information, searching patents online, and ways of storing and retrieving patents are among the subjects emphasized in the activities. The 44th Conference and Congress of the International Federation of Documentaiton (FID) will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on 28 August-l September, 1988.
including bibliographic informawith an abstract and the most
of the Industrial Property and on magnetic tape;
a version in Spanish
Selin Y. and Valkonen P. The Finnish Society for Information Services-Host of FID 1988 Conference. World Patent Information 10 (2), 130-132.
Official
Gazette
in paper,
of the IPC;
online services based on the administrative database SITADEX, bibliographic database of Spanish patents CIBERPAT, a phonetic trademark database INPAMAR, a CLINPAT database containing the complete text in Spanish of the IPC; a LATIPAT database containing bibliographic information of Latin-American patents; and a GRAFMAR database of trademarks in graphics.
Hill M. W. A Comparison of Patent Depository Library Resources in Four Countries. World Patent Information 10 (2), 114-l 19.
Dou H. and Hassanaly P. Mapping the Scientific Network of Patent and Non-patent Documents from Chemical Abstracts for a Fast Scientific Analysis. World Patent Information 10 (2), 133-149.
The situation of libraries or centres holding patent collections in France, Germany (Federal Republic), Great Britain and the U.S.A. is compared. Numbers of libraries, their location, their holdings and the services provided are described and the influence of the environment in which they operate is discussed. The central support given to the libraries is compared along with the effect of local support on their operations and effectiveness.
Patent literature is a unique source of information. In research management, it is often important to compare the best research areas in which a fit exists between academic scientific production and applied research. Comparison between different sets of patents is also useful. The purpose of this paper is to provide a fast and efficient way to achieve this goal by automatically mapping the research network of the set of references to be examined.
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Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 160-165, Inc.
1988
Abstracts of Articles Included in This Issue
Willett P. Software and Hardware Techniques for String Searching in Serial Document Databases. World Patent Information 10 (2), 120-129.
Bartels B., Bouchez D. and Higham P. A. The Patent Cooperation Treaty: Ten Years of Implementation. World Patent Information 10 (2), 99-103.
This paper considers the use of text signatures and of parallel computer hardware to increase the efficiency of text scanning in serial document files. After a review of software and hardware techniques for text scanning, the characteristics of text signature systems for document retrieval are discussed, in particular the relationship between text signature length and both the efficiency and the effectiveness of searching. A parallel pattern matching algorithm is then described for USCwith the ICL Distributed Array Processor, a highly parallel SIMD array processor. The efficiency of this algorithm is compared with that of the Aho-Corasick pattern matching algorithm when implemented on a conventional minicomputer. Microprocessor-based multiprocessing networks arc becoming widely available as a means of implementing MIMD parallelism. Experiments with the Boyer-Moore pattern matching algorithm on a network of INMOS transputers demonstrate nearlinear speed-ups for networks containing up to 11 transputers.
The article describes the origins of the Patent Cooperation Treaty and its evolution since it entered into force in 1978. The increasing success of the system is charted, with applications reaching almost IO 000 in 1987, and the basic features of the process of application and publication are briefly described. The problem of the rapid increase in the total number of patent documents published during the last lo-20 years, and the offsetting effects of regional and international arrangements, is outlined.
Delicado Montero-Rios J. The Spanish the Field of Technological Information. Information 10 (2), 108-l 13.
Experience in World Patent
The article describes the new patent information services which are being developed in the Spanish Office following adoption in 1986 of a New Patent Act. The services are largely based on data obtained from the new computer system on which all information concerning applications and documents entering the office is recorded. The services include: a Technical Information Gazette tion of granted Spanish patents significant drawing; publication microfiche
The article describes the activities and the work of the Finnish Society for Information Services. The Society was founded in 1947, and its members come from a variety of backgrounds. All members are concerned about making information available and useful wherever and whenever it is needed. The Society shares with its members the experience of different sectors through committee work. It organizes seminars and courses, publishes a journal, and maintains substantial international contacts. Spreading knowledge about patents information, searching patents online, and ways of storing and retrieving patents are among the subjects emphasized in the activities. The 44th Conference and Congress of the International Federation of Documentaiton (FID) will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on 28 August-l September, 1988.
including bibliographic informawith an abstract and the most
of the Industrial Property and on magnetic tape;
a version in Spanish
Selin Y. and Valkonen P. The Finnish Society for Information Services-Host of FID 1988 Conference. World Patent Information 10 (2), 130-132.
Official
Gazette
in paper,
of the IPC;
online services based on the administrative database SITADEX, bibliographic database of Spanish patents CIBERPAT, a phonetic trademark database INPAMAR, a CLINPAT database containing the complete text in Spanish of the IPC; a LATIPAT database containing bibliographic information of Latin-American patents; and a GRAFMAR database of trademarks in graphics.
Hill M. W. A Comparison of Patent Depository Library Resources in Four Countries. World Patent Information 10 (2), 114-l 19.
Dou H. and Hassanaly P. Mapping the Scientific Network of Patent and Non-patent Documents from Chemical Abstracts for a Fast Scientific Analysis. World Patent Information 10 (2), 133-149.
The situation of libraries or centres holding patent collections in France, Germany (Federal Republic), Great Britain and the U.S.A. is compared. Numbers of libraries, their location, their holdings and the services provided are described and the influence of the environment in which they operate is discussed. The central support given to the libraries is compared along with the effect of local support on their operations and effectiveness.
Patent literature is a unique source of information. In research management, it is often important to compare the best research areas in which a fit exists between academic scientific production and applied research. Comparison between different sets of patents is also useful. The purpose of this paper is to provide a fast and efficient way to achieve this goal by automatically mapping the research network of the set of references to be examined.
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