Changes
==Introduction==
The Dolcera Dashboard is a web application for managing and organizing patents, product information, and scientific literature. This application is used for a variety of purposes including patent review/clearance, and by different enterprise users including attorneys, licensing professionals, engineers, and executives.
===Use Cases===
The typical use cases for the Dolcera Dashboard are as follows:
# Freedom-to-practice or clearance search
# Patent portfolio analysis
# Competitive intelligence
# Patent landscaping
# Patent-to-product mapping
# Patent-to-standard mapping
===User Communities===
The typical users of the Dolcera Dashboard include:
# Patent attorneys
# Patent managers
# Patent searchers
# Engineers, scientists and inventors
# Licensing and business development professionals
# Senior executives
===What is the Dolcera Dashboard?===
The Dolcera Dashboard is an interactive web application used to:
# Organize large quantities of patent, scientific and product literature
# Manage patent management and review workflows
# Assist in collaboration with colleagues and partners around the world
# Help technology teams, patent counsels, and key decision makers in monitoring the competitive landscaping and finding key partners
===Terminology===
* ''Dashboard'': The online application used to view and manage patents, product information, and scientific literature
* ''Charts'': A set of graphs that can be viewed within the dashboard and exported in image or PDF formats
* ''Data'':
* ''Export''
* ''Assignee''
* ''Inventor''
* ''Publication Year''
* ''Application Year''
* ''Priority Year''
* ''Taxonomy''
* ''Category Statistics''
* ''Title''
* ''Abstract''
* ''Claims''
* ''Rating''
* ''Tags''
* ''Granted Patent''
* ''Patent Application''
* ''PCT Patent''
* ''EP Patent''
* ''US Class''
* ''IPC Class''
===Workflow===
In a typical use case, the dashboard is used as follows:
# Log into the system [[Image:login.png|thumb|center|500px||Login screen]]
# Select the dashboard (workfile) [[Image:Dashboard_Select.png|thumb|center|500px||Select dashboard]]
# Create categories (taxonomy) [[Image:Taxonomy_Add.png|thum|center|500px|Add taxonomy categories]]
# Add patents [[Image:Patents_Add.png|thum|center|500px|Add patents]]
# Review charts [[Image:Charts.png|thum|center|500px|Review charts]]
# Review patents [[Image:Patents.png|thum|center|500px|Review patents]]
# Search patents [[Image:Search.png|thum|center|500px|Search patents]]
# Tag patents [[Image:Patents.png|thum|center|500px|Review patents]]
# Add review notes for patents [[Image:Patents.png|thum|center|500px|Review patents]]
# Export patents and analysis [[Image:Export.png|thum|center|500px|Export patents]]
==Hardware Requirements==
===Server===
The Dolcera Dashboard requires the following server configuration:
* 64-bit server
* 4-core processor with a minimum speed of 3 GHz
* Ethernet card
* Minimum memory configuration: 8GB DDR3 RAM
* Minimum disk usage requirement: 10 TB hard disk
===Network===
* A continuous network connection is required between the user's device and the server
* The server should ideally support a 10Mbps connection
===Client Device===
* The client application runs on any device that supports an Adobe Flash-enabled web browser
* A desktop or laptop computer with 1GB of memory, any operating system (e.g. Windows, Linux, Mac OS) and a high-speed Internet connection will be capable of running the Dolcera Dashboard application
* A 1Mbps or faster network connection to the server will be sufficient to run the application
==Software Requirements==
The Dolcera Dashboard application is a PHP web application that runs on the Apache web server with PHP5, and connects to a PostgreSQL or Oracle database. The client application is a Flash application running inside the web browser.
===Server===
* Operating system: Linux
* Database: PostgreSQL 8 or higher; or Oracle 10 or higher
* Web server: Apache with support for PHP5
===Client===
* Operating system: Windows, Linux, Mac OS (or others)
* Web browser: Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera
* Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher
==Installation and Setup==
The server hardware and software installation steps are described below:
#* IP address of the web application server
# Run the installer as superuser (sudo)
===Testing the ApplicationConfiguration Parameters===
Once the software installation is complete, log into the application:
URL: http://localhost/auth/
===Setting up Users===
==Using the Dashboard=====Setting up a New DashboardLayout=== ===Best PracticesAdding Patents===# Apply the latest database and web server patches# Change the admin password by logging into the server http://servname/auth==FAQ==
