Term
Definition
). On the Highlight
Color Selector, it is preceded by a bullet. Only one highlight
set color (out of a maximum of 8) can be the active color at a
time. If only one highlight set color has been added to the Highlight
Manager, that color is the active color.
See Highlight Manager for how to change the active highlight set color.
Clustering option that indicates:
- All available claims, excluding duplicates.
- For WPINDEX, the same meaning as Exemplary/First Claim.
A keyword assigned to groups of documents by the clustering algorithm. Cluster labels are displayed on the Research Landscape. Compare label.
A percentage (e.g., 25 percent) that indicates the upper limit of frequency of terms used for clustering. Terms that appear in a greater number of documents than the concept frequency limit are considered too common to be significant. Terms that exceed the limit do not appear in the concept cluster and are not considered in determining the position of a document on the Research Landscape.
Note: The adjustment of concept frequency does not affect IPC Codes, which always use a concept term frequency of 100 percent.
The concept frequency value for a project cannot be changed after the project has been visualized. Changing the value in Tools > Preferences affects new visualizations created after the change but does not affect existing visualizations.
Isolines on a contour map indicating areas of equivalent content. In STN AnaVist, contour lines enclose areas of equivalent document density.
A map showing regions of similar content outlined by contour lines.
A category whose documents lack data relevant to the current analysis. The category can be selected to display in a bar or matrix chart only when documents eligible for the category exist in the answer set.
Clustering option that indicates:
- Where exemplary claims are identified, such as in U.S. grants, all exemplary claims are used.
- Where exemplary claims are not identified, only the first claim is used.
- For WPINDEX, all exemplary claims are not used under any circumstances. Instead, the claim for the first patent family member is used.
Compare All Claims.
Representation of one-dimensional analysis result that consists of labels and bars. The length of the bar indicates the number of documents associated with the bar relative to the documents associated with the other bars in the histogram.
International Patent Classification codes issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that indicate the subject matter of a patent.
A user-specified text string that can be applied to one or more documents. Label names have a 30-character limit. A document can have multiple labels applied to it. The Labels chart is used to maintain labels. Compare cluster label.
A bar chart listing all the labels that have been created as part of the current visualization project. On the Labels chart you can rename, clear (unapply), or remove labels; you can also create and/or apply labels.
When used as a search filter, any document reference from CAplus not classified as a patent.
When used as a search filter, includes all CAplus, USPATFULL, and PCTFULL records, plus additional document references such as research disclosures and IP.com references.
When used as a search filter, a 4-digit year selected in this way:
| If: | Then the priority application year is: |
|---|---|
Basic patent reference has a priority application |
Year of that priority application |
Multiple priority applications exist |
Oldest year |
Patent reference does not have a priority application |
Year of basic patent |
Copy of visualized STN AnaVist project, saved in Shared eXchange format (.shx). The project copy does not contain the project copy itself. Rather, it is a placeholder or token that represents the project residing on the STN AnaVist server.
When used as a search filter for patent literature, the 4-digit year when the basic patent was published.
A contour map showing the thematic relationships among the documents in an answer set imported by STN AnaVist. Each document is represented at a single point and is located closer to documents that are more similar to it and farther away from less similar documents.
CAS-controlled indexing terms, harmonized across indexing periods. Does not include CAS Registry Numbers. The indexing terms occur in CAplus, USPATFULL and USPAT2.
A pop-up textual
description of an on-screen STN AnaVist component, caused by hovering
the cursor over the component. For example, hovering over the
button on the Research Landscape displays
the tooltip Reset Map.
Area of STN AnaVist containing the charts that display a visualized project.