After you confirm your invention details, Patentext automatically generates an initial Invention Graph from your disclosure materials. Each node represents a part of the invention — like a physical component, a signal, or a method step — and edges (the arrows) describe how these parts relate to each other.
It might look technical at first glance, but the graph is designed to give structure to your thinking and keep your patent application consistent, organized, and scalable.
Patentext offers four different ways to view the graph, depending on how you’re thinking about the invention. These perspectives help you zero in on specific relationships.
Here’s a quick overview:
System view: Shows all the physical components in your invention and how they fit together.
Use this when: you're organizing and describing the structure of your physical invention.
Method view: Visualizes the steps in your process or method, along with any nested substeps.
Use this when: you're mapping out a sequence of operations or a procedural workflow.
**IO (input-output) view:** Tracks the relationships between steps and how the system transforms during execution, showing the flow of products and configurations between method steps.
Use this when: you're modeling material and data processing or how the invention changes state over time.
**Connections view:** A focused view that shows how a single node is connected to its surrounding elements.
Use this when: you're exploring how a method flows, how a product is transformed, or how a configuration supports execution.
You can use the tabs at the top of the editor to switch between the first three. To open Connections View, right-click any node and select Connections View from the menu.
Note: Every application includes a System View. Method and IO Views appear only if the invention includes a method.
The system view shows all the physical components in your invention, and how they fit together.
This view includes: