[International Briefing] KR, CN

 

 KOREA

KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) and JPO (Japan Patent Office) had a meeting for the first time in 6 years.

  On May 31, 2023, a meeting of the heads of the Korea-Japan Intellectual Property Office was held in Japan, and the two countries discussed current issues in their respective intellectual property fields and future cooperation.

  The meeting was held for the first time in six years since 2017. It is meaningful in that high-level meetings in the field of intellectual property have resumed at a time when shuttle diplomacy between Korea and Japan is being restored following the bilateral summits held in March and May 2023.

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  Lee In-sil, head of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and Hamano, head of the Japanese Intellectual Property Office, agreed on the need for mutual cooperation for the development of the intellectual property system in a situation where new technologies are rapidly developing such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, Metaverse, and the importance of innovation for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as responding to climate change, is growing. In addition, it was agreed to reactivate the working-level consultative body in the fields of trademark/design examination, judgment, informatization, and strengthening of examiners' capacity, and to share experiences for exchange of examiners between the two administrations and establishment of a patent classification system related to green technology. Furthermore, the heads of both offices agreed to continue working-level discussions, such as information exchange, regarding the joint patent examination (CSF)1) to provide speedy and accurate patent examination services to applicants from both countries.

  Lee In-sil, head of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, officially requested the visit of the head of the Japanese Intellectual Property Office, Hamano, to Korea at the meeting of the heads of the Korea-China-Japan Intellectual Property Office to be held in Korea in the second half of this year. The two offices promised to cooperate closely in the future so that the Korea-China-Japan Intellectual Property Office meeting can be held successfully. Mr. Hamano, head of Japan's Intellectual Property Office, proposed a new framework for discussion to help both offices understand the projects of the world's top five intellectual property offices (IP5), including the Green Transformation Technologies Inventory (GXTI). Prior to the meeting, KIPO held a meeting with the Korean companies that have entered in the Japanese local market to support economic cooperation with Japan in terms of intellectual property and listened to difficulties and suggestions in the field of intellectual property, and discussed ways to support the government at the KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) Tokyo Trade Center, where the Japanese Overseas Intellectual Property Center (IP-DESK) is located.

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1)The Collaborative Search Program (CSF) means that examiners from both countries share the prior art search results for quick examination at the request of the applicant when applying for the same invention in both countries.

 

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 CHINA

 

China's Tencent, 4 patents for 'tactile feedback' barrier-free technology open for free

  On May 18, 2023, China's Tencent opened 4 patents for 'tactile feedback' barrier-free1) technology free of charge to society on the occasion of 'World Accessibility Awareness Day'2).

  Tencent announced that it would promote the wide-ranging settlement of cutting-edge technologies in the barrier-free field by lowering barriers to technology use and increasing the reliability of guaranteeing intellectual property rights through the patent open permission 3) method.

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 1. Development background

  This technology was developed by the Tencent Game team, MTGPA (Terminal Technology Optimization Project), and was originally applied to the Chinese mobile game 和平精英 (Game for Peace) to apply vibration special effects to more than 200 specific scenarios such as game characters, weapons, and carriers. and enhance the immersive experience. Based on application in game scenarios, Tencent Game team, MTGPA designed a complete solution including standard vibration file format, software and hardware interactive interface protocol, vibration effect evaluation, etc., and promoted it as the first domestic industry standard and international standard. This improves the versatility of tactile feedback technology and provides the possibility to apply information accessibility and other fields.

 2. Barrier-free effect

  The technology is applied to terminal devices such as mobile phones and tablets to deliver differentiated information through a combination of vibration time, frequency, and intensity to enhance the ability of visually impaired users to recognize the environment. At the same time, there is an effect of solving difficult problems such as insufficient information acquisition, inconvenience in device interaction, and invasion of personal privacy. For example, visually impaired users can get hints about their geographic location while moving through various tactile vibrations, and when browsing information, they can better understand the overall picture of information by combining vibration effects with the flow of graph curves. In addition, when receiving a phone call, vibration indicates the type of caller, preventing leakage of personal information due to voice reading in a public place. In terms of equipment interaction, various vibration designs can be used to identify virtual buttons on the application interface without completely relying on the voice reading screen.

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 1) Barrier-free is the concept of breaking down physical and institutional barriers so that the elderly or the disabled can live a comfortable life (source: KIPO).

2) Global Accessibility Awareness Day is the third Thursday of May every year.

3) Permission to open a patent refers to the 'open license' system in which the patentee voluntarily sets the standard for disclosure of the license (license) and usage fee, and applies for and announces it to the administrative department, and the user pays the usage fee set for the patent. .

 

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No queries! AI Search by neural network deep learning algorithms

 

  As the use of ‘artificial intelligence’ technologies have increased in the patent field, WIPS has come to develop an AI Search to provide an easier search method for users who have difficulty writing search queries. AI Search enables quick search and review for users who are familiar with technology but have difficulties making search queries using operators, and also provides qualities and save time for experienced users who do research and analysis works.

In this issue, we’ll look into AI Search, which is highly used among R&D researchers.

 What is AI search service of the WIPS Global?

  It is a new search feature that breaks away from the existing Boolean search method and inputs sentences. It is a search method that selects and provides only documents with high similarity by measuring the similarity between documents by establishing an AI datdabase applied with neural network deep learning algorithm technology.

☘ Some of the features:

➤ Provides search results in order of high similarity to the contents entered in the search box

➤ Similarity score : 1 to 99.99

➤ Search by limiting the technology field using the WIPO’s 35 technology classification

➤ Real-time automatic translation with no need for language conversion

    (Available languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean)

☘ Comparison of characteristics of general ranking search and AI search method.

  AI search extracts a list of search results through the process of inputting sentences in natural language or uploading files > real-time translation by translation API > data analysis modeling processing > measuring similarity in data cubes. Through tuning of the analysis algorithm, WIPS has built its own dictionary optimized for technical terms of the patent documents, and syntax is analyzed focusing on technical keywords.

☘ AI Search process

Now, let's take a look what WIPS Global's AI search has;

  You can search by entering a patent number or texts/ phrases/ sentences rather than a search queries. You can possibly limit the search scope to specific technologies from 35 technology classifications of WIPO.

. Sentence Search : Real-time translation is proceeding according to the input language, and the inference process is proceeding with real-time modeling using the META information of the model. Calculate the similarity of the document in the service model of the input text model result.

. Number Search : Documents similar to the entered patent number are provided as a result using the search logic.

. Chart Filter : which Shows analysis charts for search results and allows you to filter each chart result.

. Result List : Provides the final list as a result after duplication logic processing (document/patent family) and shows the similarity measurement score accordingly.

. Re-search : Documents with high similarity to the relevant document are extracted by re-search.

   It is a block mode of search results that show the result list together with representative drawings.

  Key phrase data of the document is provided as core keywords for each document. When the mouse over to the representative drawing, individual drawings appear.

  WIPS has improved the perfection of AI search based on step-by-step test for a long time. The quality was improved by checking whether self-documentation was searched or whether there were citations for examinations and judgment when entering the root document. Modeling by language characteristics was separately built and optimized, and the sophistication was increased with the participation of WIPS' professional research personnel in the test.

  WIPS Global's AI search that anyone can search, From beginners to experts!

  Increase your work efficiency with AI search.

The hyper-connected era opened by edge computing

 

  Have you ever had the experience of not being able to book a concert for your favorite singer due to a rush of visitors online? Every time we go through a situation like this, we often blame the poor website. So, why does this situation occur? It is data overload and slowdown as data volumes are generated by an unprecedented rate and scale.

  However, recently, a new paradigm, ‘edge computing’, has emerged that can solve these problems with data distribution processing technology. This time, we will look into edge computing technologies and patents.

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What is ‘Edge Computing’

  It is a technology that processes massive amounts of data in real time through small, distributed servers rather than a centralized server. Unlike cloud computing, where a central server processes all data, it means that data is processed at the ‘edge’ of the network.

Edge Computing vs Cloud Computing

 To introduce edge computing, you must first understand the opposite concept, ‘cloud computing’. Cloud computing is a technology that processes large amounts of data in cloud data centers that are distributed over long distances. From the early 2000s, when it was first entered, most of the companies and institutions, both public and private, are using cloud computing. However, as the amount of data is produced faster and more rapidly than before, problems such as data leakage or slow transmission are occurring.

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  That's why edge computing is emerging as an alternative to this cloud computing. Edge Computing is immediately processed and processed at the point where data is generated through distributed servers or devices, so there is no problem with security or processing delay as the amount of data increases like cloud computing. Also, the data processing speed is faster, so it is much more comfortable than cloud computing.

Comparison of cloud computing and edge computing
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Number of patent applications for edge computing by country
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The Pinnacle of Edge Computing Technology - Autonomous Vehicles

  Autonomous cars are the pinnacle of edge computing technology. Autonomous cars recognize the external environment with various sensors installed in the car and a built-in CPU, and make various decisions while driving. Edge computing is the most important technology in this series of processes. Autonomous car exchanges real-time information with the data center of each automaker, as well as with terrain features on the road and other cars while driving.

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Korea's KT technology,

  As a telecommunications company, KT Corporations (Korean Telecommunications company) has developed an edge computing system using vehicle communication technology called ‘V2X (Vehicle to Everything)’. KT's edge computing system supports real-time communication with road infrastructure and other vehicles while driving to share traffic conditions. Through this, accidents or weather conditions such as heavy rain and fog can be reflected in real time to help drivers drive safely, or autonomous vehicles can reach their destination by taking a safe route on their own.

wipsglobal.com
KR10-2022-0078067
"Edge computing system and method for managing vehicle that
drives within edge cloud area"

  The edge computing technology that adjusts the image recognition range according to the driving speed also draws attention. This technology developed by Cellplus Korea is also equipped with edge computing. Multiple image recognition AI edge computing technology with different angles of view recognizes distant objects during low-speed driving and close objects during high-speed driving. It supports stable driving of autonomous vehicles by accurately capturing objects such as people, animals, other vehicles, and traffic lights.

wipsglobal.com
KR10-2497488
"Image recognition apparatus for adjusting recognition range
according to driving speed of autonomous vehicle"

Best solution for 5G

  Edge computing is also a key technology for 5G networks that aim for hyper-connectivity and ultra-high speed. Using the IoT and geographic data centers deployed in various places, it makes data services possible anywhere in a comfortable and fast manner.

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  Samsung Electronics started to develop technology to apply 5G communication system to IoT network. They have developed a technology that enables multiple access (MEC) using a device application.

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KR10-2022-0092874
"The method of computing it is in the multiple-access and apparatus thereof
at the wireless telecommunications system"

  There is also a technology to operate unmanned drones using 5G and edge computing. Previously, there was a problem of buffering caused by streaming video taken by a drone through a drone station, but this technology can play the video in real time without interruption by installing a 5G module in the drone station and using edge computing to process the data.

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KR10-2331974
"Fully-automated unmanned drone system and method for transceiving data by
using 5 generation and multi-access edge computing"

Can we lead the hyper-connected era?

  The edge computing introduced today is emerging as an alternative that can stably and comfortably use exploding data. The next-generation technologies that we have already heard about, such as connected cars and the IoT, would not have been possible without edge computing. Now, let's look forward to what other changes and developments the advancement of edge computing will bring in the hyper-connected era where everything is connected to data.