| System Data | DialogPRO |
| Owner Name | ProQuest LLC |
| Intellogist Report | DialogPRO |
| Address | Dialog Corporate Headquarters
2250 Perimeter Park Drive
Suite 300
Morrisville North Carolina 27560
United States |
| Main Telephone | +1 800 3 DIALOG |
| Main Facsimile | +1 919 804 6410 |
| Website | DialogPRO |
| Customer Support Email | |
| Tool Type | Patent Search Systems, Non-Patent Data Provider, Commercial/Pay Databases |
| Interface Language | English |
| Rating | DialogPRO |
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| Overall Rating |
Rating: 2.5/5 (2 votes) |
| Data Coverage Rating |
Rating: 2.5/5 (2 votes) |
| Document Delivery Rating |
Rating: 3.0/5 (1 vote) |
| Import/Export Functions Rating |
Not Yet Rated |
| Value Rating |
Rating: 3.0/5 (2 votes) |
| Usability Rating |
Rating: 2.0/5 (2 votes) |
| Interface Functionality Rating |
Rating: 2.0/5 (1 vote) |
| Search Accuracy Rating |
Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes) |
| Company Strength Rating |
Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote) |
| Customer Support Rating |
Rating: 4.0/5 (1 vote) |
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| Data Coverage | DialogPRO |
| Full Text: Patent Authority Coverage | US, EP, WO/PCT |
| Full Text: Patent Kind Coverage | US - Published Applications, Granted Patents; EP - Published Applications, Granted Patents; WO/PCT - Published International PCT Applications |
| Full Text: Number of Authorities | 3 |
| Partial Text: Patent Authority Coverage | INPADOC and DWPI plus special collections for US (IFI Claims), CN, and FR |
| Partial Text: Patent Text Covered | INPADOC - English Abstracts; DWPI - Derwent Abstracts; CN - English abstracts; FR - French Abstracts; US - English Abstracts and Claims |
| Bibliographic: Patent Authority Coverage | INPADOC and DWPI plus JP and PCT |
| Machine Pre-Translated Data |  No |
| Full Document Images: Patent Authority Coverage | N/A |
| Representative/Front Page Images | Representative images are available for US and JP, in addition to DWPI images. |
| Full Patent Drawing Sets | Full drawing sets are available for FR. |
| Corporate Tree Data | No |
| Non-Patent Coverage |  Yes |
| Non-Patent Sources | Very extensive non-patent coverage. Major categories include Trademarks, Biotech, News, Consulting, Advertising, Defense, Energy, and Competitive Intelligence. Please see Dialog's product information for further details. |
| Special Indexing | N/A |
| Update Frequency | Most files are updated weekly. The FR file is closed, and only offers coverage through 2001. |
| Comments on Missing Coverage | Known gaps exist in INPADOC. As with any patent collection, gaps in coverage may exist but have not been discovered or quantified. The French patent file has now been closed, and only patent documents through 2001 are included. |
| Family Data | DialogPRO |
| Inpadoc Family Data Coverage | Yes |
| Types of Family Definition | Extended INPADOC families and DWPI families |
| Derwent WPI Family Coverage | Yes, and Derwent Patent Citation Index is present as well. |
| Citation Data | DialogPRO |
| Backward Citations | Yes |
| Forward Citations | No |
| Citation Data Coverage | EP, WO/PCT, US, JP, BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, NL |
| Special Features of Citation Search | Hyperlinks are provided to backward citations only. |
| Citation Visualization Tool | No |
| Legal Status Data | DialogPRO |
| Legal Status Data Included | Yes |
| Legal Status Data Sources | INPADOC and IFI Claims legal status plus separate files for US and FR |
| Classification Data | DialogPRO |
| Current US Class | No |
| Original US Class | No |
| IPC - R | No |
| Original IPC data (v1-v7) | No |
| ECLA | No |
| Japanese File Index Terms | No |
| Japanese F-Terms | No |
| Other National Classification Systems | No |
| Search Interface Functionality | DialogPRO |
| Search Form | Yes |
| Command Line Style Interface | No |
| Index Browsing Feature | No |
| Allowed Operators | Only Boolean operators are available. |
| Truncation | Right unlimited truncation is supported. No internal or left-hand unlimited truncation is supported. |
| Unique Features of the Search Interface | Search interface and available fields vary by subject channel searched. Multiple channel searches are not supported. |
| Viewing Results | DialogPRO |
| Max Hit List Size | Unlimited |
| Single Representative Image | Yes |
| View Full Document Image | No |
| Patent Drawing Thumbnail Overview | No |
| Family Sorting | No |
| Sorting by Other Criteria | No, results can only be displayed in the order determined by the system's relevance ranking. |
| Deduplication | N/A |
| On-the-Fly Machine Translations | No |
| Keyword Term Highlighting | No |
| Keyword Term Navigation | No |
| User-Defined Highlighting | No |
| Highlighting Feature Supports Proximity Operators | No |
| Save Custom Lists From Search Results | No |
| Combining Custom Patent List | No |
| Unique Features of The Record View | The record view is very basic. |
| Search History | DialogPRO |
| Saving Search Queries | No |
| Organizing Search Queries | No |
| Stored Search Query Expiration Time | N/A |
| Combining Search Queries | No |
| Exporting Search Histories | No |
| Alerts | No |
| Import, Export and Download | DialogPRO |
| Import List of Document Numbers | No |
| Export Document Data | No |
| Formats for Export Data | N/A |
| Individual Patent Copy Downloading | No |
| Bulk Patent Copy Downloading | No |
| File Format for Patent Copy Downloads | N/A |
| Analysis | DialogPRO |
| Statistical Analysis | No |
| Graphs | No |
| Keyword Analysis | No |
| Customer Support | DialogPRO |
| Cost/Usage Tracking | No |
| On-Site Training | No |
| Scheduled Web Seminars | No |
| Live Help | Yes |
| Online User Guide | Yes |
| Pricing | DialogPRO |
| Pricing Policy | Flat fee, scaling based on databases selected. |
| Assessment | DialogPRO |
| Primary System Strengths | Reasonable cost; modular subscription structure offers flexibility that might appeal to independent searchers or small businesses; quality data sources. |
| Weaknesses and Annoyances | Overly simple interface; nearly devoid of advanced or unique features; lack of easily available online help documentation. |
| Overall Assessment | Possibly appealing to small businesses and cost-conscious consumers. Searchers accustomed to more flexible or comprehensive options may be disappointed. |
| Company Strength | Dialog, backed by ProQuest, is a significant presence in the marketplace. DialogPRO currently feels neglected, and may not be the company's focus. |
