1. Report on IPC-related IT systems IPC Committee of Experts 49
Patrick Fiévet
Head of IT Systems Section
International Classifications and Standards Division
Geneva
February 22, 2017

2. Agenda
Migration to WIPO new authentication and Identity management system
Text categorization in the IPC
IPC Publication platform (IPCPUB7)
Since IPC WG 36
Archive mode
Review and decisions on Offices suggestions

3. Migration to WIPO new authentication and Identity management system
Completed:
ICS Data Capture
IPC E-Forum
IPCRMS
IPCRECLASS

4. Text categorization in the IPC
At the opportunity of IPCCAT Retraining based on IPC :
First observation since 2013 on the English training collection
Increase in number of Main-Groups: + 4%
Increase in number of trained Main-Groups: +2%
Coverage by the training collection at Main-Group: -2%
Evolution IPCCAT precision (3 guesses): no change (81%)
33 Millions of documents uploaded in database with:
45 Millions of CPC symbols
35 Millions of IPC symbols
Data preparation to resume research on text categorization

5. Number of documents referenced by IPC symbols

6. Automatic text categorization in the IPC
Potential perspectives or applications
To revive legacy IPCCAT ES, FR, EN, DE, RU, ZH (done in 2005) apply to other languages
Revive IPCCAT clustering technics (KNN) to monitor classification practices and IPC revision candidates
To confirm whether automatic categorization at Group level in specific subclass or Main group works e.g. in reclassification as potential alternative or complement to default transfer
To confirm that its combination with CAT tools works
Missing IPCs with indication of “Machine generated” and IB as generating Office

7. IPCPUB Since IPC WG 36 Archive mode
Integration with IPCCAT retrained with IPC documents
Advanced search (except STATS part)
Warnings
IPC bridge
IPC is published in IPCPUB7 only
Static scheme files and viewer for some National Offices
Archive mode

8. IPCPUB 7

9. IPCPUB - Archive mode Background & Problems to solve:
IPCPUB Functional Evolution over time: Pre-reform, IPC Reform, Core/advanced levels, illustrations, definition tabs, Corrigendum, Compilation, CPC&FI, IPC version indicators, data exceptions…
Rare opportunities to changes to Input Files specifications (2006 and 2015)
Support of historical IPC Versions in a single platform, i.e. recurrent need to consider: adaptation of legacy IPC versions, when possible at all.

10. IPCPUB - Archive mode Background & Problems to solve:
Rare opportunities to changes to Input Files specifications (2006 and 2015)
Support of historical IPC Versions in a single platform, i.e. recurrent need to consider: adaptation of legacy IPC versions, when possible at all (e.g. IPC Definitions)
IT support costs containment

11. IPCPUB as from 2017
ACTIVE Versions: Priority given to the support of functionalities for current and future IPC versions e.g , …until it conflicts with a new IPCPUB evolution
ARCHIVED versions: Freeze on presentation of legacy IPC versions as published while in force on the basis of PDF format
Archiving of IPC 1 to IPC on the basis of IPCPUB 6 layout (including its potential defects)

12. IPCPUB - Archive mode Archived IPC version: Scheme,
Definition with their illustration,
RCL,
Compilation
“Colored” PDF archive based on the most complete view at subclass level (monolingual or bilingual)
Black & white 2 columns PDF preserved download and IT support area
Limited search features in archived IPC versions

13. IPCPUB7- Status for version 7.0f
Data:
All IPC versions under a single IPCPUB (7)
: active version missing definition and CI
: Archived version to be redone: Scheme, Definitions, RCL, compilation, CI not needed
IPC1 to : Archived versions to be redone
Tree view for IPC+CPC or FI (but not both): Ready
IPC warnings: Ready
IPC bridge: Ready

14. IPCPUB7- Status for version 7.0f
Functionalities:
Smart Search: ready
Advanced Search: in progress
IPCPUB key Web services: ready
IPCCAT REST service: ready
On-line help update : in progress

15. IPCPUB7- Plans for version 7.0
Functionalities:
Complete compilation in PDF: in progress
IPCPUB missing Web services: finalization in progress
STATS part of advanced search: to be done
Access to archived versions at symbol level: in progress

16. IPCPUB7- Plans for version 7.0
Functionalities:
Package for National Offices: in progress Expected availability for Offices: end of Q1 2017
IPCPUB 6 phasing out Q2 2017
Text search in archived version: to be considered
Integration of static viewer (performance): to be considered
Other request based on CE decision

17. Review and decisions on Offices suggestions (based on CE447)

18. Thank you for your attention!
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