We have noticed that there is a problem with some document inquiry for some Japanese patent : there is a JapaneseAbstract in the description of the document instance.
When we try to validate the document inquiry xml response against XML Schema (ops.xsd v3.1) there is an error : The JapaneseAbstract is not a valid description-type.
Valid description-type in the XSD (ops.xsd v3.1) :
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<xs:simpleType name="description-type">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The description of the kind of document returned.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Drawing" />
<xs:enumeration value="FirstPageClipping" />
<xs:enumeration value="FullDocument" />
<xs:enumeration value="FirstPageImage" />
<xs:enumeration value="UNKNOWN" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
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<ops:document-inquiry>
<ops:publication-reference>
<document-id document-id-type="docdb">
<country>JP</country>
<doc-number>2009028841</doc-number>
<kind>A</kind>
</document-id>
</ops:publication-reference>
<ops:inquiry-result>
<publication-reference>
<document-id document-id-type="docdb">
<country>JP</country>
<doc-number>2009028841</doc-number>
<kind>A</kind>
</document-id>
</publication-reference>
<ops:document-instance system="..." number-of-pages="1" desc="JapaneseAbstract" link="...">
<ops:document-format-options>
...
</ops:document-format-options>
</ops:document-instance>
<ops:document-instance system="..." number-of-pages="2" desc="Drawing" link="...">
<ops:document-format-options>
...
</ops:document-format-options>
<ops:document-section name="DRAWINGS" start-page="1" />
</ops:document-instance>
<ops:document-instance system="..." number-of-pages="7" desc="FullDocument" link="...">
<ops:document-format-options>
...
</ops:document-format-options>
<ops:document-section name="ABSTRACT" start-page="1" />
<ops:document-section name="BIBLIOGRAPHY" start-page="1" />
<ops:document-section name="CLAIMS" start-page="2" />
<ops:document-section name="DRAWINGS" start-page="6" />
</ops:document-instance>
</ops:inquiry-result>
</ops:document-inquiry>
- Will you correct the document inquiry description response ?
- Will you add the description type in the XML Schema ?
Best Regards