Changes

2017-10-21: create xml explorer script to mass-inspect xpaths (can be found at <code>E:\McNair\Projects\SimplerPatentData\src\main\java\org\bakerinstitute\mcnair\xml_schema_explorer</code>)

* Aug 42017-08-04: setup parallel instance python framework for job reporting; begin test run* Aug 22017-08-02: finish up some documentation of the code and for the wiki* Aug 12017-08-01: discuss with Abhi & Ed about alternatives to Java port because of algorithmic constants that would be hard to port; run test batches on python with addition of equality operators and convergence early stopping* July 2017-07-31: sketch out parallel enclosing circle algorithm* July 282017-07-18: field questions and data cleanup questions from Kerda & Joe & Adrian* ''travelling''* July 2017-07-19: try to remove duplicated records (esp. those with empty titles) which are preventing the addition of a unique constraint* July 2017-07-18: run correspondent join on properties and correspondents table to match previous project; sync with Adrian and Abhi* July 2017-07-17: redo db operations after cleaning up granted patent number bugs* July 2017-07-13: powwow about parallelizing Enclosing Circle Algorithm; sketch out what to do for the rest of the summer; work more on joins* July 2017-07-12: generate some example data illustrating the difficulty of joining different tables* July 2017-07-11: track down some bugs that happen very rarely and were missed in the initial qa phase* July 72017-07-07: catch up on documentation* July 62017-07-06: try (unsuccessfully) to understand docid mapping...create exploration scripts* July 52017-07-05: add invention title to proper grouping of assignment properties; optimize XML parsing* June 2017-06-30: powwow with James, Abhi, Ed about optimization issues; discuss document ids, X0 etc with Ed; pinpoint issues with APS doc numbers (see Repro Pat Dat#Gotchas) for more info* June 2017-06-29: add logging of copy commands, more chattiness to scripts, debug assignment data failure* June 2017-06-28: create examples for expansion to plant, reissue, design patent collection; start optimizing xml* June 2017-06-27: write SQL to replicate assignees, extract postcodes for ongoing projects* June 2017-06-26: speedup code, abstract in-memory file splitters to avoid repetition and some weird edge cases* June 2017-06-25: create mappings for APS, assignment properties, XML 2.5 for data import; run data imports for granted data* June 2017-06-23: cleanup hacky models with a better set of abstractions; cleanup IDE warnings; redefine patent-address mapping* June 2017-06-22: create postcode<->patent table* June 212017-06-29: document granted patent queries and equivalencies* June 2017-06-20: sketch out APS driver; discuss patent id problem; further document with evidence the zipcode data validity* June 2017-06-19: skim address regular expressions; cursory investigation of patent table* June 2017-06-16: create method of getting all data into the database, whether it likes it or not; copy over assignments, granted data using new scheme* June  2017-06-15: add more robust error reporting, fix race conditions; build out assignment driver; build out fee event driver; add error logging* June 2017-06-14: migrate bulk inserts to copy command; refresh on address data and start in on that; convert processor to multi-threaded application* June 2017-06-13: spot check SQL tables; fix broken final case endlessly looping; investigate smarter insert methods* June 2017-06-12: add XML printer, use it to inspect applications; extend BaseScraper to fetch patent application data; add applications documentation to my project page; add CREATE of other tables* June 82017-06-08: add foreign key inserts; create pretty printer for XML analysis* June 72017-06-07: finalize DB abstraction layer; migrate code to bulk inserts; upgrade webserver software and do optimization on RDP postgres with Ed* June 62017-06-06: add jdbc; create basic schema; add db interaction; schedule meeting for later in the week* June 52017-06-05: look into postgresql; refersh on postgis; add some notes to the Enclosing Circle Algorithm page* June 12017-06-01: add RDP git remote; add more documentation to wiki page; refactor downloader scripts; start creation of tooling for interacting with data* May 2017-05-31: finish copy-pasting attributes into the wiki page; retroactively fill out work log; meet with Ed to discuss next steps* May 2017-05-30: update documentation on wiki, restructure large binary files to have more hierarchy instead of a flat listing at the root* May 2017-05-29: expand to APS; expand to raw assignment data* May 2017-05-27: expand to maintenance fee data* May 2017-05-26: create models, translate <code>xmlparser*.pl</code> file into Java; start using builder pattern* May 2017-05-25: sketch out OO design of project; download bulk data* May 2017-05-24: move wiki pages around; start git repository for project* May 2017-05-21: discuss technical details of previous work with Ed* May 82017-05-08: cleanup dead links on wiki and start reading about previous work; discuss current project status with Ed* May 42017-05-04: setup wiki account, rdp account, database training