AI Mode

Hiro Mode helps simplify the entry point into patent research by combining patent and web data to quickly surface technology insights, market trends, competitive landscapes, and more. With transparent reasoning, visual analytics, follow-up prompts, and easy sharing features, watch this video to uncover how to leverage the tool effectively

• Starting your patent search can be overwhelming because there are many possible starting points and lots of manual digging.
  
  Hiro Mode is designed to simplify that process of getting started by giving you:
  
  High-level insights
  
  Portfolio deep dives
  
  Search-term inspiration
  
  More guided patent discovery support
  
  It is meant to help you get to useful answers faster.
• Hiro Mode goes beyond patents alone.
  
  It combines:
  
  Patent data
  
  Web content
  
  This helps you identify broader signals such as:
  
  Regulatory changes
  
  Market shifts
  
  Consumer trends
  
  These signals can reveal whitespace opportunities in the patent landscape.
• Hiro Mode supports several use cases, including:
  
  Technology roadmaps
  
  Competitive analysis
  
  Researching a technology trend
  
  Searching for a specific technology
  
  Comparing claim variations across a patent family etc
  
  In the example shown, the focus is on electric vehicles.
  
  The goal is to identify which companies are leading the space and what technology directions they are pursuing.
• Type your query into the central input box.
  
  Click the search action on the right-hand side to begin.
  
  This starts the Hiro Mode workflow and generates the analysis output.
• To access your Recent History pane, open the left sidebar.
  
  Go to Recent History.
  
  Select a previously loaded prompt.
  
  This is useful when you want to quickly review a prior search result.
• The output is designed to be transparent.
  
  At the top of the page, you can inspect the logic used to generate the result.
  
  You can expand the thought process to see how Hiro Mode:
  
  Identified search terms related to your topic of choice
  
  Identified relevant IPC subclasses
  
  Isolated assignees of interest
  
  Determined their technology direction
  
  This helps you understand how the results were assembled.
• Hiro Mode does not just return a text list of patents.
  
  It also provides visualizations that make the results easier to interpret.
  
  Examples shown include:
  
  Top 10 filers in the space
  
  Technology directions they are taking
  
  More detailed breakdowns of key technology directions
  
  Scroll down to dig deeper into the analysis.
• You can continue the conversation with a follow-up prompt.
  
  Follow-up prompts use more credits than a standalone chat.
  
  This is useful when you want to narrow the scope or explore a new angle based on the initial result.
• To monitor usage, go to the bottom-left corner and click the settings icon.
  
  There you can see:
  
  How many credits you have used this month
  
  Information about how credits are consumed
  
  You can also change the output language from this settings area.
• Click the share button in the top-right corner.
  
  Copy a link to share the result publicly.
  
  This makes it easy to align your team around the same insights and findings.
• Hiro Mode is meant to give you quicker access to data, insights, and inspiration.
  
  It helps reduce manual effort in gaining visibility into the patent landscape.