KR102209577B1 - System and method of analyzing risks of patent infringement - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for analyzing a patent infringement risk are disclosed. The patent infringement risk analysis method includes: in the invention infringement risk analysis method including a numerical configuration, the steps of: receiving a component of a target invention and a numerical range of the component; Retrieving one or more patent documents including the constituent components and numerical ranges from a previously established patent database; Evaluating the risk of infringement on the invention disclosed in the one or more patent documents; And displaying the one or more patent documents.

Description

Patent infringement risk analysis system and method {SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ANALYZING RISKS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT}

The present application relates to a patent infringement risk analysis system and method.

With the development of technology, interest in patents is increasing, and disputes related to patents are also increasing. When a patent infringement is a problem, the company becomes involved in a wasteful dispute, and the infringement of patents may be stopped and enormous compensation may be paid, which can cause great damage.

Therefore, when developing or implementing a new product or technology, it is necessary to analyze and verify the risk of patent infringement in advance. However, it is difficult to accurately analyze the risk of patent infringement from the standpoint of a non-expert, and requesting this to an expert can be a big burden in terms of time and cost.

In the art, there is a need for a method to more easily and accurately analyze the risk of infringement on an invention including a numerical configuration.

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a patent infringement risk analysis system.

A patent infringement risk analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an input unit for inputting a component of a target invention including a numerical configuration and a numerical range of the component; A search unit for searching for one or more patent documents including the constituent components and numerical ranges from the established patent database; A risk evaluation unit for evaluating the risk of infringement on the invention disclosed in the one or more patent documents; And a display unit that displays the one or more patent documents.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for analyzing patent infringement risk.

A patent infringement risk analysis method according to another embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving an input of a constituent component of a target invention and a numerical range of the constituent component in the intrusion risk analysis method of an invention including a numerical configuration; Searching for one or more patent documents including the constituent components and numerical ranges from a previously established patent database; Evaluating the risk of infringement on the invention disclosed in the one or more patent documents; And displaying the one or more patent documents.

In addition, the solution to the above-described problem does not enumerate all the features of the present invention. Various features of the present invention and advantages and effects thereof may be understood in more detail with reference to the following specific embodiments.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to more easily and accurately analyze the risk of infringement on the invention including the numerical configuration.

1 is a flowchart of a method of analyzing a patent infringement risk according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed flowchart of step S10 shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram of a patent infringement risk analysis system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary computing environment in which one or more embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, in describing a preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings for portions having similar functions and functions.

In addition, throughout the specification, when a part is said to be'connected' to another part, it is not only'directly connected', but also'indirectly connected' with another element in the middle. Include. In addition, "including" a certain component means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary.

1 is a flowchart of a method for analyzing a patent infringement risk according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a detailed flowchart of step S10 shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method for analyzing a patent infringement risk according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step (S10) of receiving a component of a target invention and a numerical range thereof, and a component and a numerical range input from a patent database. Searching for one or more patent documents to be searched (S20), evaluating the risk of infringement on the invention disclosed in the searched one or more patent documents (S30), and displaying the searched one or more patent documents (S40). .

Specifically, in the step (S10) of receiving the constituent components of the target invention and the numerical range thereof, the target invention may be a technology that needs to be developed or implemented to analyze the risk of patent infringement.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to receive input of the constituent components of the target invention and the numerical range thereof, as shown in FIG. 2, after receiving one or more constituent components and their numerical range as one character string (S11), One or more constituent elements and numerical ranges may be extracted from the input string (S12). To this end, one or more constituents are extracted from the once inputted character string, and the extracted constituents determine the range of numerical values extracted within a preset distance (for example, a number of characters) from the character string based on the extracted constituents It can be extracted in the numerical range of.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in order to receive input of the constituent components of the target invention and the numerical range thereof, one or more constituent components and the numerical range thereof may be respectively input.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the constituent elements of the target invention and their numerical ranges, technical category information of the target invention may be additionally input.

Thereafter, in the step (S20) of searching for one or more patent documents including constituent components and numerical ranges input from the patent database, the patent database is in the patent infringement risk analysis system 30 to be described later by the implementation entity of the present invention or Separately, it may be a previously established patent database. In addition, the patent database may be a patent database built by a separate subject (eg, an organization or company providing patent information).

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of searching for one or more patent documents (S20) is performed by determining whether the claims of the patent documents stored in the patent database include the input constituent components and numerical ranges. You can search for one or more patent documents that contain.

Thereafter, in the step (S30) of evaluating the infringement risk for the invention disclosed in the searched one or more patent documents, the infringement risk for each invention disclosed in the searched one or more patent documents may be evaluated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the risk of infringement for each invention can be evaluated by the following equation.

[Equation]

Infringement risk score = n * R * S / N

Here, n denotes the number of constituent elements of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document, or the number of constituent elements that match the numerical range of the input target invention, and R is the similarity of the technical classification between the invention disclosed in the searched patent document and the subject invention. It means (preset value), S means a preset value according to the rights status of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document, and N means the total number of components of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document.

Thereafter, in the step of displaying the searched one or more patent documents (S40), a bibliography for each of the searched one or more patent documents, an infringement risk score, and various types of information including components of the invention may be displayed.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in displaying one or more searched patent documents, one or more patent documents may be displayed in the order of the highest infringement risk evaluated.

The patent infringement risk analysis method as described above may be performed by the patent infringement risk analysis system 30 described later with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a block diagram of a patent infringement risk analysis system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3, a patent infringement risk analysis system 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention may include an input unit 31, a search unit 32, a risk evaluation unit 33, and a display unit 34. have.

The input unit 31 is for receiving a constituent component of the target invention including a numerical configuration and a numerical range thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 31 may receive one or more constituent elements and a numerical range thereof as one character string, and extract one or more constituent elements and numerical ranges from the input character string. To this end, one or more constituents are extracted from the once inputted character string, and the extracted constituents determine the range of numerical values extracted within a preset distance (for example, a number of characters, etc.) It can be extracted in the numerical range of.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 31 may receive one or more constituent elements and their numerical ranges, respectively, in order to receive the constituent elements of the target invention and their numerical ranges.

In addition, the input unit 31 may additionally receive technical category information of the target invention in addition to the constituent elements and numerical ranges thereof.

The search unit 32 is for searching the patent database 40 for one or more patent documents including the constituent elements and numerical ranges of the target invention input by the input unit 31.

Here, the patent database 40 may be a patent database previously built in or separately from the patent infringement risk analysis system 30 by the subject of the present invention. In addition, the patent database 40 may be a patent database built by a separate entity (eg, an organization or company providing patent information). When the patent database 40 is constructed separately from the patent infringement risk analysis system 30 as described above, the patent infringement risk analysis system 30 and the patent database 40 are connected through a network to perform a patent search.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the search unit 32 determines whether the claims of the patent documents stored in the patent database 40 include the input constituent components and numerical ranges, and includes one or more patents. You can search the literature.

The risk evaluation unit 33 is for evaluating an infringement leak for the invention disclosed in one or more patent documents searched by the search unit 32.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the risk evaluation unit 33 may evaluate the infringement risk for each invention by the following equation.

[Equation]

Infringement risk score = n * R * S / N

Here, n denotes the number of constituent elements of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document, or the number of constituent elements that match the numerical range of the input target invention, and R is the similarity of the technical classification between the invention disclosed in the searched patent document and the subject invention. It means (preset value), S means a preset value according to the rights status of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document, and N means the total number of components of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document.

The display unit 34 is for displaying one or more patent documents searched by the search unit 32.

For example, the display unit 34 may display various types of information including a bibliography, an infringement risk score, and components of the invention for each of the searched one or more patent documents.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when displaying one or more searched patent documents, the display unit 34 may display one or more patent documents in the order of the highest infringement risk evaluated.

4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary computing environment in which one or more embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented, an illustration of a system 1000 including a computing device 1100 configured to implement one or more embodiments described above. Shows. For example, the computing device 1100 may be a personal computer, a server computer, a handheld or laptop device, a mobile device (mobile phone, PDA, media player, etc.), a multiprocessor system, a consumer electronic device, a mini computer, a mainframe computer, Distributed computing environments including, but not limited to, any of the aforementioned systems or devices.

The computing device 1100 may include at least one processing unit 1110 and a memory 1120. Here, the processing unit 1110 may include, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphic processing unit (GPU), a microprocessor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and the like. Can have a plurality of cores. The memory 1120 may be a volatile memory (eg, RAM, etc.), a nonvolatile memory (eg, ROM, flash memory, etc.), or a combination thereof.

Further, the computing device 1100 may include an additional storage 1130. Storage 1130 includes, but is not limited to magnetic storage, optical storage, and the like. The storage 1130 may store computer-readable instructions for implementing one or more embodiments disclosed herein, and other computer-readable instructions for implementing an operating system, an application program, and the like. Computer-readable instructions stored in storage 1130 may be loaded into memory 1120 for execution by processing unit 1110.

Further, the computing device 1100 may include an input device(s) 1140 and an output device(s) 1150. Here, the input device(s) 1140 may include, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a pen, a voice input device, a touch input device, an infrared camera, a video input device, or any other input device. Further, the output device(s) 1150 may include, for example, one or more displays, speakers, printers, or any other output device, and the like. Further, the computing device 1100 may use an input device or an output device provided in another computing device as the input device(s) 1140 or the output device(s) 1150.

In addition, computing device 1100 may include communication connection(s) 1160 that enable computing device 1100 to communicate with other devices (eg, computing device 1300 ). Here, the communication connection(s) 1160 is a modem, a network interface card (NIC), an integrated network interface, a radio frequency transmitter/receiver, an infrared port, a USB connection, or other computing device for connecting the computing device 1100 to another computing device. May contain interfaces. Further, the communication connection(s) 1160 may include a wired connection or a wireless connection.

Each component of the computing device 1100 described above may be connected by various interconnections such as a bus (eg, peripheral component interconnection (PCI), USB, firmware (IEEE 1394), optical bus structure, etc.). And may be interconnected by network 1200.

As used herein, terms such as "component", "module", "system", and "interface" refer to a computer-related entity that is generally hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program and/or a computer. For example, both the controller and the application running on the controller may be components. One or more components can exist within a process and/or thread of execution, and components can be localized on one computer or distributed between two or more computers.

The present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, that components according to the present invention can be substituted, modified, and changed within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.

30: Patent Infringement Risk Analysis System
31: input
32: search section
33: Risk Assessment Department
34: display unit
40: Patent DB
1100: computing device
1110: processing unit
1120: memory
1130: storage
1140: input device
1150: output device
1160: communication connection
1200: network

Claims (16)

A patent infringement risk analysis method for analyzing an infringement risk of an invention including a numerical configuration using a computing device executing a computer program, wherein the computer program comprises:
Receiving a component of the subject invention and a numerical range of the component;
Searching for one or more patent documents including the constituent components and numerical ranges from a previously established patent database;
Evaluating the risk of infringement of the subject invention for the invention disclosed in the one or more patent documents; And
Displaying the one or more patent documents
To perform the steps including,
The step of evaluating the breach risk,
The following formula
Breach risk score = n * R * S / N
The risk of infringement on the invention disclosed in each of the patent documents searched according to is evaluated, where n is the number of components corresponding to the constituent components or numerical ranges of the target invention entered among the components of the invention disclosed in the searched patent documents, R Is the similarity of the technology classification between the invention disclosed in the searched patent document and the target invention, S is a value preset according to the rights state of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document, and N is the total components of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document. Patent infringement risk analysis method, which means the number.
The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the input comprises:
Receiving one or more constituent components and a numerical range of the one or more constituent components as one character string; And
A patent infringement risk analysis method comprising the step of extracting the one or more constituent elements and numerical ranges from the character string.
The method of claim 2, wherein the extracting comprises:
A patent infringement risk analysis method for extracting the one or more constituent components, and extracting a numerical range extracted within a preset distance based on the constituent components extracted from the character string as a numerical range of the extracted constituent components.
The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the input comprises:
Patent infringement risk analysis method in which one or more constituents and numerical ranges of the one or more constituents are respectively input.
The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the input comprises:
Patent infringement risk analysis method in which the technology category information of the target invention is further input.
delete The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises:
A patent infringement risk analysis method for displaying a bibliography for each of the one or more patent documents, an infringement risk score, and components of an invention.
The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises:
A patent infringement risk analysis method for displaying the one or more patent documents in the order of highest infringement risk evaluated.
A patent infringement risk analysis system comprising a computing device that executes a computer program for analyzing infringement risk of an invention including a numerical configuration, wherein the computing device comprises:
An input unit for inputting a component of the target invention including a numerical configuration and a numerical range of the component;
A search unit for searching for one or more patent documents including the constituent components and numerical ranges from the established patent database;
A risk evaluation unit for evaluating the risk of infringement of the target invention for the invention disclosed in the one or more patent documents; And
Display unit for displaying the one or more patent documents
Including,
The risk evaluation unit is the following formula
Breach risk score = n * R * S / N
The risk of infringement on the invention disclosed in each of the patent documents searched according to is evaluated, where n is the number of components corresponding to the constituent components or numerical ranges of the target invention entered among the components of the invention disclosed in the searched patent documents, R Is the similarity of the technology classification between the invention disclosed in the searched patent document and the target invention, S is a value preset according to the rights state of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document, and N is the total components of the invention disclosed in the searched patent document. Patent infringement risk analysis system that means number.
The method of claim 9,
The input unit receives one or more constituent elements and numerical ranges of the one or more constituent elements as one character string, and extracts the one or more constituent elements and numerical ranges from the character string.
The method of claim 10,
The input unit extracts the one or more constituent components, and extracts a numerical range extracted within a preset distance based on the constituent components extracted from the character string as a numerical range of the extracted constituent components.
The method of claim 9,
The patent infringement risk analysis system in which the input unit receives at least one component and a numerical range of the at least one component, respectively.
The method of claim 9,
The patent infringement risk analysis system in which the input unit further receives technology category information of the target invention.
delete The method of claim 9,
The display unit displays a bibliography for each of the one or more patent documents, an infringement risk score, and a component of an invention.
The method of claim 9,
The display unit displays the one or more patent documents in the order of the highest infringement risk evaluated by the risk evaluation unit.

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