從人工智慧美國核准專利看各國競爭力

人：美國、日本、德國及台灣
事：從人工智慧美國核准專利看各國競爭力，美國握有專利權占比達73.5％、日本占比9.7％、德國占比4％，而台灣占比僅1.1％
時：2016/7
地：USPTO
物：人工智慧重要技術專利權多已被美國大廠囊括，像是IBM、Microsoft、Google、Apple、Intel、Amazon等。其中，文獻資料研究發現，人工智慧重要運算系統與應用，包括神經網路、專家系統、模糊邏輯、遺傳演算法、自然語言處理、機器學習等，並且各有擅長之處，像是神經網路主要處理學習、專家系統主要模擬人類推理、模糊邏輯主要處理不明確性程度、遺傳演算法主要處理最佳化問題、自然語言處理主要執行人機對談互動、機器學習則能夠自動學習識別數據規律性作出預測。

摘要：
2016年3月全球科技界關注焦點之一：圍棋九段棋手李世石對弈人工智慧AlphaGo，五局對戰結果，AlphaGo以四勝一敗戰績打敗人類棋王。這是繼1997年人工智慧Deep Blue打敗西洋棋世界冠軍卡斯巴羅夫之後，人工智慧又一次戰勝人腦，說明AlphaGo採用的人工智慧運算系統已有突破性進展。
就人工智慧國際大廠重要技術項目布局分析，專利主要集中在自然語言處理，其次依序為專家系統、神經網路、模糊邏輯、遺傳演算法、機器學習。人工智慧可說是物聯網架構下促使電子資訊產品蛻變為智慧連網產品的關鍵推手，像是智慧車、智慧家電、智慧管家、智慧寵物、智慧行動電話等，都需要人工智慧運算系統的導入，才得以呈現智慧化功能。


PS.
Google USPN 20160180215
GENERATING PARSE TREES OF TEXT SEGMENTS USING NEURAL NETWORKS
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating parse trees for input text segments. One of the methods includes obtaining an input text segment, processing the input text segment using a first long short term memory (LSTM) neural network to convert the input text segment into an alternative representation for the input text segment, and processing the alternative representation for the input text segment using a second LSTM neural network to generate a linearized representation of a parse tree for the input text segment.

Original Data:
http://auto.ltn.com.tw/news/5708/3

VoIP-Pal公司VS Apple公司

人：VoIP-Pal公司VS Apple公司

事：指控Apple的智能手機、平板電腦和筆記本侵犯了VoIP-Pal公司的網絡電話專利

時：2016/5

地：USPTO

物：VoIP-Pal公司擁有許多網絡電話（VoIP）專利，一些已經被授予，一些已經提出申請。而Apple侵犯專利的服務主要包括移動聊天工具iMessage、視頻通話服務FaceTime等。VoIP-Pal公司曾經在2013年收購美國電信運營商Digifonica，VoIP-Pal公司宣稱是“寬頻VoIP市場的領先者”。

摘要：

今年來，Apple已經在一些專利侵權訴訟中敗訴，被迫進行經濟賠償。4月份，Apple語音助手工具Siri被法庭判決侵犯他人專利，Apple將賠償2500萬美元。3月份，德國一家法庭判決Apple多個產品侵犯了一家公司的網絡電話專利。2月初，法庭判決Apple的iMessage、FaceTime等聊天工具，侵犯了美國VirnetX控股公司的互聯網安全技術專利，Apple需賠償6.25億美元。

  

PS.

Plaintiff, Voip-Pal.com, Inc.’s (“VPLM”) Complaint against Defendant Apple, Inc., (“Apple”), alleges infringement of U.S Patent No. 8,542,815 (“the ‘815 patent”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A), and its continuation patent, U.S Patent No. 9,179,005 (“the ‘005 patent”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B). VPLM further complains and alleges as follows: 
THE NATURE OF THE ACTION 
1. VPLM is a technical leader in the broadband Voice-over-Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) market with the ownership and development of a portfolio of leading edge VoIP patent applications

1.   Producing routing messages for voice over IP communications
Digifonica (International) Limited US 8542815 B2

ABSTRACT

A process and apparatus to facilitate communication between callers and callees in a system comprising a plurality of nodes with which callers and callees are associated is disclosed. In response to initiation of a call by a calling subscriber, a caller identifier and a callee identifier are received. Call classification criteria associated with the caller identifier are used to classify the call as a public network call or a private network call. A routing message identifying an address, on the private network, associated with the callee is produced when the call is classified as a private network call and a routing message identifying a gateway to the public network is produced when the call is classified as a public network call.

2.   Producing routing messages for voice over IP communications 

Digifonica (International) Limited US 9179005 B2

ABSTRACT

A process and apparatus to facilitate communication between callers and callees in a system comprising a plurality of nodes with which callers and callees are associated is disclosed. In response to initiation of a call by a calling subscriber, a caller identifier and a callee identifier are received. Call classification criteria associated with the caller identifier are used to classify the call as a public network call or a private network call. A routing message identifying an address, on the private network, associated with the callee is produced when the call is classified as a private network call and a routing message identifying a gateway to the public network is produced when the call is classified as a public network call.

Original Data:

http://finance.sina.com/bg/tech/sinacn/20160511/12181450054.html

Apple iPhone 6s指紋辨識Touch ID反應速度比之前機種要快

人：蘋果（Apple）

事：iPhone 6s指紋辨識Touch ID反應速度比之前機種要快

時：2016/5

地：美國專利商標局（US Patent and Trademark Office）

物：蘋果iPhone 6和iPad Air 2，開始帶動Touch ID指紋辨識應用風潮。蘋果iPhone 6/6 Plus繼續採用電容式指紋辨識感測晶片。

摘要：

iPhone 6s的Touch ID元件，內建兩顆處理器系統，一顆處理器支援首次的匹配執行作業，這個匹配作業是測定從感測元件感測到並儲存在記憶體的手指生物辨識數據的匹配分數，若匹配分數大於第一次的門檻標準，就算匹配成功。若第一次匹配分數沒有達標時，這個Touch ID系統會啟動第二顆處理器，再次進行手指生物辨識數據匹配作業，如果匹配分數達標，就可以成功解鎖。第二次匹配作業速度比第一次匹配作業較慢，但是相對精確。第二顆處理器可以更精確地進行匹配作業，降低對使用者體驗的影響。

Note:

We find out the said patent of Apple, US 9230152 B2, being reported by news. The said patent protects electronic device and related methods for processing composite finger matching biometric data. In addition, we also find out the patent, US 8971594 B2, being owned by Authentec. The patent protects thinned finger sensor as shown as US 8971594 B2.

PS.

1.   Apple

Electronic device for processing composite finger matching biometric data and related methods
US 9230152 B2

ABSTRACT

A device may include a finger biometric sensor and a processor coupled thereto. The processor may acquire first and second finger matching biometric data based upon first and second finger placements adjacent the sensor. The processor may also perform a matching between the first and second finger matching data to generate composite finger matching data having an associated composite match score, perform another matching between the composite matching data and finger enrollment data when the composite match score exceeds a match threshold to generate an enrollment match score, and update the finger enrollment data with the composite matching data when the enrollment match score exceeds an enrollment threshold. In other embodiments, where the second finger matching data is acquired based upon a removal and replacement of the finger from adjacent the finger sensor, instead of or in addition to updating the finger enrollment data, a device function may be performed.

2. Authentec

Thinned finger sensor and associated methods
US 8971594 B2

ABSTRACT

An electronic device may include a housing with a connector member opening therein, electronic circuitry within the housing, and a finger sensor assembly carried by the housing. The finger assembly may include a thinned finger sensing integrated circuit (IC) secured to the housing that has a thickness less than 200 microns. The finger sensor assembly may also include a connector member extending through the connector member opening in the housing and coupling together the thinned finger sensing IC and the electronic circuitry. The thinned finger sensing IC may be adhesively secured to the housing, such as using a pressure sensitive adhesive, and the thinned finger sensing IC may conform to a non-planar surface.

Original Data:

http://udn.com/news/story/7098/1682985-iPhone%E6%8C%87%E7%B4%8B%E8%BE%A8%E8%AD%98%E5%B0%88%E5%88%A9-%E7%99%BC%E6%98%8E%E4%BA%BA%E7%AB%9F%E4%BE%86%E8%87%AA%E6%8D%B7%E5%85%8B

3D Touch後，蘋果一新懸空操作專利

人：蘋果

事：獲得一US 9250734 的專利

時：2016/2

地：USPTO

物：「Proximity and multi-touch sensor detection and demodulation（近距離和多點觸摸感測器檢測與解調）」，由 Steven P. Hotelling 和 Christoph H. Krah 發明，蘋果公司於 2015 年 3 月提交專利申請

摘要：

配合著近距離感應硬體，檢測非接觸性手勢，讓使用者可以在螢幕之外用多點觸摸操控手機。也就是說，允許用戶對手機進行懸空操作。此專利建議近距離感應硬體使用紅外線 LED 和光電二極體，如此專利之圖4A。光電二極體能捕獲 LED 產生照射在用戶手指上返回的光。透過使用多個感測器，這項技術可以檢測到懸浮在手機螢幕上空的手指、手掌等。

值得一提的是，早在 2012 年Sony 回歸手機市場時，Xperia Sola MT27i 就已經支持了懸空操作此一功能。到最新的旗艦 Xperia Z5 上市時，Sony 手機的懸空操作被冠上了「手套模式」之名。

說到較早解決用戶在冰天雪地中使用電容式觸控螢幕手機難題的產品，就不能不提到諾基亞 Lumia 920。這款手機推出時獨樹一幟的「超靈敏觸控」功能，可以說貨真價實地解決了戴手套的用戶如何在冬天正常使用電容式觸控螢幕手機這一大難題。

Note:

We still remember the movie from 2002 that Tom Cruise stared in Minority Report. Tom Cruise uses a real life version of the "spatial operating environment" interface. The spatial operating environment interface is a hot topic from 2002 to now.

PS. US 9250734

The use of one or more proximity sensors in combination with one or more touch sensors in a multi-touch panel to detect the presence of a finger, body part or other object and control or trigger one or more functions in accordance with an “image” of touch provided by the sensor outputs is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more infrared (IR) proximity sensors can be driven with a specific stimulation frequency and emit IR light from one or more areas, which can in some embodiments correspond to one or more multi-touch sensor “pixel” locations. The reflected IR signal, if any, can be demodulated using synchronous demodulation. In some embodiments, both physical interfaces (touch and proximity sensors) can be connected to analog channels in the same electrical core.

Original Data: 

http://technews.tw/2016/02/03/apple-patents-hover-sensing-multitouch-display/

IBM 23年蟬聯在美取得最多專利數量

人：IBM

事：2015年在美取得7,355項專利(數量位居全美之冠)，且是第23年蟬聯寶座。

時：2016/1

地：USPTO

物：IBM營收有6％投入研發，而去年取得的7,355項專利中有超過2,000項屬於認知運算與雲端平台領域。

摘要：

根據專利資料庫公司IFI Claims公布的最新統計，去年美國專利商標局（USPTO）一共核發29.8萬項功能性專利，較前年數量減少1％，是2007年以來首度下滑。除了IBM之外，2015年前10大排名的企業包括三星電子、佳能、高通、谷歌、樂金電子（LG）及英特爾。但微軟名次下滑至第10名，因微軟去年功能性專利數量減少31％。其中，IFI Claims資深分析師凱帝（Larry Cady）表示：「與其將所有專利歸在同一個立案公司旗下，近來有不少企業選擇將專利分散到多個獨立公司，這也是微軟及Panasonic去年專利數量大幅減少的主因。」蘋果去年名次維持在第11名，而亞馬遜科技名次從前年的第50名躍升至去年的第26名。

Note:
The granted patent quantity ranking discloses three enterprises from Asia. There are two enterprises from Korea and one enterprise from Japan. The enterprises from Korea have a stronger ambition to flight with enterprises from USA or the other location in the world. We cannot ignore the enterprises from Korea. 

PS. IBM clound services patent.

System and method for reducing latency time with cloud services
US 9098456 B2

ABSTRACT

A system and method for reducing service latency includes dividing an information technology service for a customer into an infrastructure management service and a data management service. Data associated with the information technology service is stored in a backup memory. A set of infrastructure images related to the information technology service is stored at a cloud service provider. The infrastructure images are updated with software updates and hardware updates, as needed, and the data associated with the information technology service is updated through backup and restore mechanisms. The set of infrastructure images that have been updated with data with latest updates are started for recovery, continuity, testing, etc.

Original  Data:

http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20160114000099-260203