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Portfolio Project: Summarizer for Windows Phone 7

Mobile Summarizer for Windows Phone 7 helps to generate an accurate patent summary using custom query and settings. This mobile software is based on Intellexer SDK, it was developed in EffectiveSoft Company and demonstrates WinPhone 7 programming skills. This useful tool is designed for patent lawyers, inventors, engineers and other experts who work with different patents.

Project background

WinPhone 7 Summarizer is an ideal mobile application for patent attorneys and many domain experts who need brief and concise summary of definite patent. The principle of the software operation is simple: it finds patents by custom query (keywords or patent name) at the USPTO.gov website and generates a short summary or shows the list of patents. If WinPhone 7 Patent Summarizer displays a list of patents relevant to custom query, you will get an option to summarize the patent you need. Moreover, there is also an option to edit custom history of searches.

Solution highlights

User guide for WinPhone 7 Summarizer:

  • Enter your query (concepts) into input fields
  • Use Boolean operators AND, OR, ANDNOT
  • Select advanced settings you need and press «Send» button
  • The length of patent summary varies from 2 to 20 sentences
  • You may adjust summary settings up to 20 sentences
  • You can read short summary or switch to the full patent text
  • Search history is saved automatically so you can edit it
  • The list of already summarized patents will be located in history
  • Use tap bar to switch between Web, Summary, Patent and Info pages

Competitive advantages for customers

  • Quick search of patents
  • Advanced search settings
  • Short and concise summary of patents
  • Semantic technologies are applied for patent analyzing
  • Provides native Metro UI experience for patent search results list
  • User-friendly and intuitive program interface

Project utilizes

Total project development time: 350 hours
Lines of code: About 1,700 C#, 850 XAML
Tools: Silverlight Toolkit for WP7, MS Visual Studio 2010, MS Expression Blend 4, MS Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools
Technologies: .NET, Silverlight