MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641068595 A) filed by Dr. Mahesh M; Dr. S, Anil Dayanand; Dr. M. Uma Devi; Dr. L Kavitha Nair; and Shivalingam Sekar Vaithiyar on June 01, 2026, for Tribalmed Archive:a Secure Digital Platform For Documentation And Preservation Of Traditional Tribal.
Inventors include Dr. Mahesh M; Dr. S, Anil Dayanand; Dr. M. Uma Devi; Dr. L Kavitha Nair; and Shivalingam Sekar Vaithiyar.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: The disclosure pertains to a digital archival system for documenting and retrieving tribal medicinal knowledge and ethnobotanical data. The system integrates multimedia documentation, geospatial mapping, metadata indexing, linguistic aiuiotation, and Al-assisted retrieval? creating a scalable and secure repository. It includes a”data acquisition module for collecting audio, video, image, textual, and sensor-based field data from tribal communities, and a taxonomy engine for classifying medicinal plants, preparation methods, and indigenous terminologies. A multilingual module preserves native language descriptions and oral narratives. Geospatial mapping associates resources settlements. An intelligent retrieval engine enables correlation. Access-control mechanisms ensure the with ecological regions and tribal semantic searching and knowledge ethical preservation and controlled dissemination of sensitive knowledge. The system facilitates the preservation of endangered medicinal practices, supports interdisciplinary research, and enables future applications in healthcare, biodiversity conservation, language revitalization, and sustainable knowledge systems. It overcomes the limitations of fragmented documentation by providing a unified, interactive digital preservation environment.
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