Lesson 6: Searching Free-text for a Subject
Objectives
- Identify search terms
- Search word variants
- Use proximity connectors to locate phrases
- Use logical operators to link concepts
- Conduct a subject search using DialogWeb
Introduction
Teri -
Thanks for the info on application numbers. It should prove useful.
This next request is absolutely the last one! I have another client who is interested in TV on airplanes. I want to see what companies are developing such devices. Also, anything you can find about video games in aircraft would be useful.
Thanks,
Brian
Sometimes it is necessary to do a subject search when you don't have a patent in hand. Subject searching is also necessary when looking for prior art. Check the introductory online courses for Engineering and Life Sciences for more information about subject searching in specific databases.
We will conduct our subject search for Brian in CLAIMS®/U.S. Patents, File 340. The CLAIMS database is an excellent source for subject searching since the producer of the database adds words to the titles of the patents to make the titles more descriptive.
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