PRACTICE-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVELY MODELING AND DOCUMENTING SEARCH, PROTECTION AND INNOVATION

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WORLD CONFERENCE: TRIZ FUTURE 2006
October 9-11, 2006, Kortrijk, Belgium

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PRACTICE-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVELY
MODELING AND DOCUMENTING SEARCH, PROTECTION AND
INNOVATION
daniele.regazzoni@unibg.itinfo@scinte.com
University of Bergamo, Industrial Engineering Dept.Bergamo, www.scinte.com
Daniele RegazzoniRoberto Nani

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Introduction
Objective:
• to provide a method and operative tool for a quick and reliable patents
investigation driven by Boolean algorithms.
Summary:
• Proposed method (slides 3 – 13):
» Kinetic Model: [M] = f(V, ρ)
» Potential Model: [K] = f(A, E)
» Energetic Model: [M] + [K]
» Forced Model: [M] + [K] + [F]
• Study cases:
– 1: Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of
messaging-service (slides 14 – 22).
– 2: Corrosion plus thermal expansion of an automotive piece.
Conclusion:
• POEM – Patent Oriented Energetic Modelling (slides 23 – 30).

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Proposed Method
The proposed method consists in defining:
- the intrinsic and extrinsic factors capable of describing the context
that is the object of the quest, protection and innovation;
- the relationship between said intrinsic and extrinsic factors;
- an Action-and-Problem system as a physical expression of its
combination with said intrinsic and extrinsic factors and their
relationship;
- the results of a constraining action on the model developed.

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Proposed Method
The analogy with Lagrange’s
equations, as expressions of
kinetic energy and potential energy
and their transformation into the
equation of motion [M]ẍ+[K]x = f,
supports inventors by determining
the meaning of intrinsic and
extrinsic factors and of their
relationships for the presented
method.

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Proposed Method
Kinetic Model [M]
• A Kinetic Model [M] = f(V, ρ) of a system is an expression of Class
V to which said system refers and the intrinsic characteristic ρ of
said class V.
ρV

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Proposed Method
Potential Model [K]
• A Potential Model [K] = f(A, E) of a system is an expression of the
Subclass or Group A to which said system refers and the extrinsic
properties E of said subclass or group A.
EA

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Proposed Method
• [M concrete] = f(V, ρ) =
(((mixture) <in> TI ) AND ((fluid) <in> AB))

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Proposed Method
• [Kmix] = f(A, E) =
(((concret*) <in> AB ) AND
((agitat* OR discharg* OR
mix*) <in> AB))
• [Kflow] = f(A, E) =
(((concret*) <in> AB ) AND
((convey* OR add* OR supply*
OR pip* OR pump*) <in> AB))

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Proposed Method
Energetic Model (I)
• An Energetic Model of a system is obtained combining the class V
and its intrinsic characteristic ρ, and the subclass A and its extrinsic
properties E.
• According to the method of classification of patents shown during
Etria Triz Conference 2005, the relationship between:
– a main class and the secondary classes of [K] model;
– the boolean representation of [M] model;
discovers a few secondary classes, being closely connected with
the system.

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Proposed Method
Energetic Model (II)

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Proposed Method
Energetic Model (III)

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Proposed Method
Energetic Model (IV)

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Proposed Method
Forced Model
• A Forced Model is the Energetic Model exerted by a force [F] to
gather the required set of patents.

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Study cases
3.1: Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (I)
• [System for managing and transmitting digital information by means
of a messaging system [] characterized in that comprises a protocol
[] being able to be automatically executed in order to send [] a set of
pieces of information comprising advertising messages that can be
divided into geographical communication environments, said
environments being in particular Nation, Province or Municipality of
the user.]
• [The statement “a set of pieces of information comprising advertising
messages that can be divided into geographical environments” used
in claim 1 is vague and unclear and leaves the reader in doubt as
how a piece of information is divided into geographical environments
… (Article 84 EPC)].

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Study cases
3.1 Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (II)
[M] = f(V, ρ) = ((string OR command) <in> AB ) AND ((protocol OR
draft OR record) <in> TI ) (1)
ρ = string, commandV = protocol

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Study cases
3.1 Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (III)
[K] = f(A, E) = ((discrimin* OR divid* OR separat*) <in> AB ) AND
((manag*) <in> AB ) (2)
E = separatingA = management

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Study cases
3.1 Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (IV)
Result Set for Query: K = ((((discrimin* OR divid* OR separat*) <in> AB )) AND
((((manag*) <in> AB ))))
Work File: K-->H04L12/56
IPC-R Code- 4 digit
Ite
ms
% Bar Chart
H04L H — Electricity ; Electric Communication Technique ; Tran
394
64.2 %
H04Q H — Electricity ; Electric Communication Technique ; Sele
137
22.3 %
G06F G — Physics ; Computing ; Calculating ; <IPCTEXT< FONT> 34 5.5 %
H04J H — Electricity ; Electric Communication Technique ; Mult 18 2.9 %
H04B H — Electricity ; Electric Communication Technique ; Tran 14 2.2 %
H04M H — Electricity ; Electric Communication Technique ; Tele 12 1.9 %
H04H H — Electricity ; Electric Communication Technique ; Broa 2 0.3 %
H04N H — Electricity ; Electric Communication Technique ; Pict 2 0.3 %
(Below cutoff) 1 0.163
Fig. 4: IPC-R Class Code of main group H04L12/56
H04L12/56 (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, PACKET SWITCHING
SYSTEMS)

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Study cases
3.1 Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (V)
Energetic Model
• the relationship between:
– the main class H04L12/56 and the secondary classes of [K] model;
– the boolean representation of [M] model;
discovers two secondary classes, being closely connected with the subject (fig. 5).
Fig. 5: [K(IPC-R Class H04L12/56)] + [M]
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
H04L H — H04Q H — G06F G — H04J H — H04B H — H04M H — H04H H — G01N-G H04N H —

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Study cases
3.1 Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (V)
H SECTION H — ELECTRICITY ( 12 child classes ) c
H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ( 10 child classes ) c
H04B TRANSMISSION ( 10 child classes ) c
H04H BROADCAST COMMUNICATION ( 5 child classes ) c
H04J MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION ( 9 child classes ) c
H04K SECRET COMMUNICATION; JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION ( 2 child classes ) c
H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (
14 child classes ) c
H04M TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION ( 11 child classes ) c
H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ( 10 child classes ) c
H04Q SELECTING ( 6 child classes ) c

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Study cases
3.1 Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (VI)
Energetic Model
• [K(G06F)] AND [M] = ( (G06F) <in> IC) AND ((string OR
command) <in> AB ) AND ((protocol OR draft OR record) <in> TI ))
(4a)
• [K(H04N)] AND [M] = ( (H04N) <in> IC) AND ((string OR
command) <in> AB ) AND ((protocol OR draft OR record) <in> TI ))
(4b)
G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

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Study cases
3.1 Communication pursuant to article 96(2) of EPC Features of messaging-service (VII)
Forced Model
• The Model represented by algorithms (4a) and (4b) can be forced. In
the specific case, the geographic management of a software,
discussed on the Comunication pursuant Article 96(2) IPC, is a force
(5) applied to algorithm (4a):
• [F] = ((geograph* OR regional ) <in> AB ) (5)

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Study casesWed Oct 4 13:56:26 GMT 2006
Search results for: ((((( (G06F) <in> IC ) AND ((string OR command) <in> AB ) AND ((protocol OR draft OR record) <in> TI ))
AND ((geograph* OR regional ) <in> AB ))))
Collections searched: US (Granted), European (Applications), European (Granted), WIPO PCT Publications, US (Applications)
28 matches found of 9,851,369 patents searched Displaying results 1 - 28 of 28
Publication Title
US6810147 DOCUMENT IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING LINE PORTIONS MANUALLY INPUT TO DOCUMENT
IMAGE, METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH DOCUMENT IMAGE
PROCESSING PROGRAM THEREFOR
US20030174907A1 DOCUMENT IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING LINE PORTIONS MANUALLY INPUT TO DOCUMENT
IMAGE, METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH DOCUMENT IMAGE
PROCESSING PROGRAM THEREFOR
EP0990994A3 Document image processing apparatus for processing line portions manually input to document image, method
therefor, and computer readable recording medium recorded with document image processing program therefor
EP0990994A2 Document image processing apparatus for processing line portions manually input to document image, method
therefor, and computer readable recording medium recorded with document image processing program therefor
WO9816927A1 METHOD OF RECORDING MEDIA DATA ON RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING MEDIUM
DATA STORED IN RECORDING MEDIUM
US20060195672A1 Information recording medium and region management method thereof
US20060101198A1 Method of varying recording density of data storage medium and disk drive using the method
US7103640 Network distributed tracking wire transfer protocol
US7023577 Image processing apparatus, image processing method and recording medium with color image compacting
US20050265164A1 Recording and reproducing apparatus and recording and reproducing method
US20050262116A1 Recording medium having a data structure for managing reproduction of text subtitle data and methods and
apparatuses associated therewith
US20050231765A1 Information recording medium, data processing apparatus and data processing method
US6859789 Information recording medium and information processing device
EP1168341A3 Recording and reproduction apparatus, medium and information assembly
WO04075063A1 INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND REGION MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF
WO04051284A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH ACCELERATION OF A STRUCTURE
US20040105126A1 Method of printing, program for realizing the same, recording medium, apparatus for printing, printer driver,
merchandise sales data processing device, and point-of-sale system

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Conclusion
• A structured model of the language applied in a patent-database
according to the guidelines as described in this paper allows to find
patent technological classes according to IPC-R, overcoming the
pure meaning of the words.
• The way of performing patent investigation presented in the paper
has also been tested by last-year students of the Faculty of
Engineering of the University of Bergamo, demonstrating good
consistency, ease of use and efficiency of the method.

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Metodo POEM (I)
La ricerca di una soluzione innovativa del problema è stata effettuata mediante il
metodologia TRIZ denominata POEM (Patent Oriented Energetic Modelling).
Database di brevetti
Ricerca ragionata
Problema iniziale di tipo meccanotessile
POEM
Altre applicazioni
Nuova idea

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Metodo POEM (II)
Problema iniziale
[M] = f(V,ρ) [K] = f(A,E)
Database di
brevetti
NM brevetti con proprietà [M]
Database di
brevetti
NK brevetti con proprietà [K]
“Classe” + proprietà intrinseca “Sottoclasse” + proprietà estrinseca
Classi IPC degli NK brevetti

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Metodo POEM (III)
Scelta di una classe IPC “CK” di NK
Analisi delle classi avanzate di “CK”…NM brevetti con proprietà [M]
Ricerca delle classi avanzate di
“CK” negli NM brevetti
“CM”
Classi IPC
N°brevetti
CM, CK
Scelta delle classi Cf per le
quali: CM>>CK
[F]
BREVETTI
RILEVANTI

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Conclusion
• Thanks to the reliability of the results and to the possibility of
certifying the approach applied, this method has been accredited to
check investment-plans developed by main Preliminary Investigation
Bodies for Enterprise Investors.

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PATENT
TRANSFER
High precision micro-drilling K(sezione, rigidezza) = (((thin
OR small OR micro*) <in> AB )
AND (extrud* <in> AB))
K”(sezione, rigidezza”)
=(((thin OR small OR micro*)
<in> AB ) AND (perforat* <in>
AB))
US6870385
(p3/33)
Anisotropic
conductive sheet
and wafer
inspection device
US20040224148A1 Anisotropically
conductive sheet
M(volume,densità)
= (((((metal) <in>
AB ) AND ((disc
OR sheet) <in>
TI))) AND
PD>1996/05/17)
US20040111882A1 Process for
producing a
printed wiring
board-forming
sheet and multi-
layered printed
wiring board
B21D : WORKING OR
PROCESSING OF SHEET
METAL OR METAL TUBES,
RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT
ESSENTIALLY REMOVING
MATERIAL; PUNCHING
B32B : LAYERED PRODUCTS,
i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF
STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-
FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR
HONEYCOMB, FORM
B41M : PRINTING,
DUPLICATING, MARKING,
OR COPYING PROCESSES;
COLOUR PRINTING
B65H : HANDLING THIN OR
FILAMENTARY MATERIAL,
e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

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INVESTMENT PLAN Water retaining structure K(A, E) = E02B 7/00 Barrages or weirs
una paratia in
materiale
poroso e
flessibile
M filter = (((((bod*
OR filter OR barrier)
<in> AB ) AND
((porous* OR fibr* OR
mesh*) <in> AB))))
dotata di
elevate
caratteristich
e di
resistenza
alle elevate
pressioni
B01D 39/00 Filtering
material for liquid or gaseous fluids
M imperm = (((((bod*
OR barrier OR wall OR
retain*) <in> AB ) AND
((imperm* OR
homog*) <in> AB))))
un foglio di
materiale
impermeabile e
flessibile
resistente alle
pressioni
elevate B65D
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF
ARTICLES OR MATERIALS

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PATENT BREAKING Flexible mold separator K(A, E)=(((combin* OR connect*) <in>
AB ) AND ((stack* OR nest*) <in> TI))
M(V, ro) = ((groov* OR clip*
OR recess*) <in> AB)AND
((silicon* OR elast*) <in>
AB)))
B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF
PLASTICS
F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR
SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL
ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS
TOGETHER
G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED
ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN
RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF
FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
A44B - BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES,
SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
A47G - HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE
EQUIPMENT

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