20. A method for displaying patent claims, the method steps comprising: selecting at least part of a patent claims series; importing the at least part of a patent claims series; parsing the at least part of a patent claims series into the claims hierarchy of at least part of a patent claims series; displaying the parsed at least part of a patent claims series in an interactive format that is operable to dynamically expand and compress the at least part of a patent claims series, including both the graphical claim structure and the fully included textual claim content, according to the hierarch of the at least part of a patent claims series, the textual content of each claim ending with a numerical representation of how many claims directly depend on that claim; wherein the graphical claim structure comprises multiple geometric outlines, each outline operable to fully contain the textual claim content of one claim and at least one line directly connecting the outlines to each other according the hierarch of the at least part of a patent claims series; wherein at least one of the multiple geometric outlines further has a visual emphasis, the visual emphasis indicating whether there are additional levels of the hierarchy of the at least part of a patent claims series directly connected to the at least one of the multiple geometric outlines that has a visual emphasis.
20. A method for displaying patent claims, the method steps comprising: selecting at least part of a patent claims series; importing the at least part of a patent claims series; parsing the at least part of a patent claims series into the claims hierarchy of at least part of a patent claims series; displaying the parsed at least part of a patent claims series in an interactive format that is operable to dynamically expand and compress the at least part of a patent claims series, including both the graphical claim structure and the fully included textual claim content, according to the hierarch of the at least part of a patent claims series, the textual content of each claim ending with a numerical representation of how many claims directly depend on that claim; wherein the graphical claim structure comprises multiple geometric outlines, each outline operable to fully contain the textual claim content of one claim and at least one line directly connecting the outlines to each other according the hierarch of the at least part of a patent claims series; wherein at least one of the multiple geometric outlines further has a visual emphasis, the visual emphasis indicating whether there are additional levels of the hierarchy of the at least part of a patent claims series directly connected to the at least one of the multiple geometric outlines that has a visual emphasis. 29. The method of claim 20 , further including displaying the claims in html.