Advanced document retrieval techniques for patent research

James F. Ryley, Jeff Saffer and Andy Gibbs

World Patent Information, 2008, vol. 30, issue 3, 238-243

Abstract: Latent semantic indexing (LSI) can be used in patent searching to overcome drawbacks of Boolean searching and to give more accurate retrieval. LSI combines the vector space model (VSM) of document retrieval with single value decomposition (SVD), using linear algebra techniques to uncover word relationships in the text. Results can be enhanced by using text clustering and tailoring SVD parameters to the specific corpus, in this case, patents, and by employing techniques to address ambiguities in language.

Keywords: Latent; semantic; indexing; LSI; Vector; space; model; VSM; Single; value; decomposition; SVD; Text; mining; Clustering; Patents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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