Report:TotalPatent/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: None
Contains data indexed by non-patent-office developed classification schemes (e.g. Derwent Manual Codes): No
Search Capabilities
IPC code searching: Yes
US Classification searching: Yes
ECLA code searching: Yes
Japanese F-terms or File Indexing: Yes
Date-limited searching: Yes
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, the search forms host a large text box which can be used along with field qualifiers as a command-line style search.
Web-Browser Search Form: Yes
Saving Search Histories: User command required. If the user does not permanently save a search query, it will appear in the "Recent Searches" folder for 72 hours, and then it will be erased.
Combining (stacking) Search Queries: Yes
Viewing Results
Advanced Keyword Highlighting (the ability to define terms to be highlighted when viewing full text results ): No
Keyword In Context Display (generates excerpts containing searched-for terms for quick review): Yes, users can turn on or off the highlighted keyword-in-context excerpts in the result list.
Linear Reference Viewing (clicking “Next” takes you to the next patent in the hitlist): Yes
Saving Results
Saving Results Sets: Yes, sets of up to 20,000 documents can be saved into a TotalPatent work file.
Flagging Individual Results: Yes, users may flag documents of interest, and may also add searchable notes (or private comments) to documents.[1]
Analyzing Results
Statistical Analysis: Yes, an interactive graphing feature is available.
Other (In-Program) Analysis Tools: Yes, a citation mapping tool shows citation relationships between groups of up to 20 documents. A comparison tool is also available that allows users to compare up to three results sets and generate a chart visualizing common documents between the result sets.[2]
Import/Export/Document Delivery
PDF document delivery: Batch
Data Export: Yes
Data Import: Yes
Alerts
Alerts: Yes
Customer Support  
Online Help Guide:
(Detailed/Cursory/None)
Cursory
Web Seminars: No, although two online tutorials and a short pre-recorded webinar are available on the LexisNexis website about using TotalPatent.[3][4]
Live Help: Yes, LexisNexis has a main customer support hotline. Local and regional customer support numbers are also available for many regions around the globe.
Security
Automatic Logoff: Yes, after 5 hours.[5]
Secure Connection Option: Yes
Pricing
Pricing: Combination. Flat fee subscriptions are available; a pay-per-use fee schedule is applicable to non-subscribers.


Sources

  1. "LexisNexis® TotalPatent™ User Guide." LexisNexis website, https://www.lexisnexis.com/totalpatent/retrieveHelpManual.do?lang=EN (restricted). Accessed April 25, 2012.
  2. "TotalPatent™ 3/17/2012 Release." LexisNexis website, http://www.lexisnexis.com/total-patent-enhancements/. Accessed April 9, 2012.
  3. "TotalPatent® Tutorials." LexisNexis website, http://help.lexisnexis.com/tabula-rasa/totalpatent/tutorial_cpt-concept?lbu=US&locale=en_US&audience=online. Accessed April 25, 2012.
  4. "Leverage Your Boolean Search Expertise With the Latest Technology: Semantic Searching on Totalpatent™." LexisNexis website, http://law.lexisnexis.com/webcasting/default.aspx?multimedia_id=42306&campaign_id=204. Accessed April 25, 2012.
  5. Correspondence with TotalPatent Representative via email. Received May 14, 2012.
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