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Date: May 1, 2026 Appendix D. Pain Points and Capability Gaps Table D-1. Pain points and capability gaps
| Workflow |
| Pain Point ID |
| Workflow Stage |
| Current-State Problem |
| Why It Takes Time |
| Capability Examiners Do Not Currently Have |
| Potential SI Support |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-01 |
| Case review |
| Examiners must manually read the specification, claims, and sequence listing |
| Files can be long, technical, and sequence-heavy |
| Automated case-file synthesis into a search-ready summary |
| SI-assisted case summarization |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-02 |
| Search-target identification |
| Examiners must manually identify all relevant SEQ ID NOs, fragments, variants, and claim qualifiers |
| Claims may contain many sequence embodiments and structural limitations |
| Automated extraction of search-relevant sequence features |
| SI feature extraction |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-03 |
| Search-strategy development |
| Examiners must manually determine search type, parameters, and database selection |
| Search logic depends on detailed technical judgment |
| Automated recommendation of focused sequence-search strategies |
| SI strategy generation |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-04 |
| Broad claims |
| Large numbers of claimed sequences create grouping and scope problems |
| Queries must be organized carefully to reflect claim breadth |
| Automated query grouping and over-limit planning support |
| SI query grouping and request drafting |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-05 |
| Result review |
| ABSS can generate large, multi-file outputs across multiple databases |
| Examiner must manually inspect many hits, alignments, and duplicate records |
| Automated triage, ranking, and clustering of result files |
| SI result prioritization |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-06 |
| Reference identification |
| Examiners must manually connect sequence hits to underlying references |
| Identifier-to-reference mapping is repetitive and slow |
| Automated linking and prioritization of source references |
| SI reference mapping |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-07 |
| Cross-file synthesis |
| Relevant hits may be distributed across many files and databases |
| Examiner must reconcile overlapping records manually |
| Automated cross-file consolidation and summary |
| SI cross-result synthesis |
| Pain Points and Gaps |
| P-08 |
| Documentation |
| Examiners must summarize search work and rationale manually |
| Requires reconstructing and condensing a complex workflow |
| Automated drafting of examiner-editable search summaries |
| SI documentation support |
