Report:FreePatentsOnline/System Features
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System Features
| Feature | Comments |
| Browser-based or Desktop interface: | Browser-based |
| Data Coverage | |
| Patent data collections created by topic: | Yes, select topics. |
| Contains data indexed by non-patent-office classification schemes (e.g. Derwent Manual Codes): | No |
| Search Capabilities | |
| IPC code searching: | Yes |
| US Classification searching: | Yes |
| ECLA code searching: | No |
| Japanese F-terms or File Indexing: | No |
| Date-limited searching: | Yes, date fields include Published Date and Foreign Priority. |
| Section-specific Text Searching (e.g. a search in “claims only”?): | Yes |
| Country/Collection-specific searching: | Yes |
| Chemical Structure Draw/Search Tool: | No |
| Command line interface: | Yes |
| Web-Browser Search Form: | Yes |
| Combining (stacking) Search Queries: | No |
| Viewing Results | |
| Uses a relevancy ranking when listing search results: | Yes |
| Advanced Keyword Highlighting (the ability to define terms to be highlighted when viewing full text results): | No, automatic multi-color highlighting is applied in keyword searches, but terms cannot be grouped or defined for specific colors. |
| Keyword In Context Display (generates excerpts containing searched-for terms for quick review): | No |
| Linear Reference Viewing (clicking “Next” takes you to the next patent in the hitlist): | Yes |
| Saving Results | |
| Saving Results Sets: | Yes, individual search queries can be saved. |
| Flagging Individual Results: | Yes, individual results can be saved to a portfolio. |
| Saving Search Histories: (Automated/User command required/Not possible) |
No, only individual search queries can be saved. |
| Analyzing Results | |
| Statistical Analysis: | None. However, the company does offer data services including XML data, patent analytics, data mining, and latent semantic analysis searching through FreePatentsOnline on a per-use, undisclosed fee basis. |
| Other (In-Program) Analysis Tools: | None |
| Import/Export/Document Delivery | |
| PDF document delivery: (Individual only/Batch/None) |
Individual only. |
| Data Export: | Full document PDF, BibText and EndNote format bibliographic text that can be copied and imported into those programs. |
| Data Import: | No |
| Alerts | |
| Alerts: | Yes, the alerting features include in-account or email notifications based on re-executed queries at user chosen frequencies. |
| Customer Support | |
| Online Help Guide: (Detailed/Cursory/None) |
Detailed |
| Web Seminars: | No |
| Live Help: | No |
| Security | |
| Automatic Logoff: | Users are automatically logged off after a period of inactivity. |
| Secure Connection Option: | No |
| Pricing | |
| Pricing: (Free/Pay-per-use/Flat fee/Combination) |
Free. Registration required for some features. |
