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The figure below shows the overall system design with communication channels for queries and data fetching. If IPscreener is installed locally external internet access is only used to verify status and/or to fetch patent data, related PDF and images responding to the API outcome. If the IPscreener shall screen additional prior art data from e.g. the IPM system or from the company archives (such as e.g. invention disclosures or specific non-patent related literature) a specific access loop has to be engaged. Thus, to populate the search engine and classifier engine either the client or the IPM platform push the requested data to the IPscreener platform or alternatively IPscreener is granted access to the local company/IPM APIs to fetch data for the processing procedures. No data from the IPM system is stored in raw format in our search engine or classifier, the only data stored is index-structure data. There are two general options at hand where either the IPM platform is installed locally at the client premises or hosted externally at the IPM premises, both fully compliable with the IPscreener installation and functionality.
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