Patent attributes
The invention is a patent application preparation system that automatically creates a template application based on a claim set. A natural language processor transforms the claim language into prose and automatically adds reference numbers to the claim elements in the prose. The claim set can be provided in a record of invention form with additional technical information about the prior art and the technical subject matter. Additionally, the natural language processor can work in combination with a parsing routine and document integration program to combine the prose with the existing prose of a baseline document. The preparation system also has an image processing tool that automatically identifies features in illustrations that correspond to the claim elements. The preparation system produces a database of reference numbers that uniquely correlate to the claim elements and other technical terms, and an editing tool automatically adds the reference numbers to the illustrations.
