1. WIPO Announces 2017 PCT Ranking: Huawei Ranks First, ZTE and BOE Enter Top Ten
According to foreign media reports, according to foreign media reports, data released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Wednesday showed that the number of patents applied for in China for the first time in 2017 surpassed Japan’s ranking for second in the world, only after the United States. At the same time, WIPO anticipates that China will surpass the United States within three years.
Judging from the top ten companies, China has a total of three companies selected for short-listing. Of these, Huawei ranked first with 4,024 patent applications, followed by ZTE, with 2,965 patent applications ranked first. 2. At the same time, BOE ranks seventh with 1,818 patent applications.
In addition, U.S. companies Intel and Qualcomm ranked third and fifth with 2,637 patent applications and 2,163 patent applications respectively. In the Japanese corporate segment, Mitsubishi Electric performed the best, ranking fourth with 2,521 patent applications, while Sony With 1,735 patent applications ranked 9th; in the South Korean corporate sector, LG Electronics and Samsung ranked 6, 8 with 1,945 patent applications and 1,757 patent applications respectively.
In the list of educational institutions, the University of California is the largest user of the PCT system in 2017, has 482 applications that have been published, and has been relocated since 1993. MIT (278) ranks second. This was followed by Harvard University (179), University of Texas Systems (161) and Johns Hopkins University (129). Although the top 10 are all occupied by U.S. agencies, the top 20 are in the list. Still contains 10 Asian universities.
According to WIPO's data, China's patent applications last year amounted to 48,882, a year-on-year increase of 13%. In fact, since 2003, China's annual patent applications have maintained a 10% or more increase.
The number of patent applications in the United States remained at the leading level, last year was 56,624, an increase of only 0.1% year-on-year. The number of patent applications in Japan was 48,208, and the increase of 7% was not enough to allow it to continue to maintain the ranking of the world's second place. Since 2003, Japan has been ranked second in this area and is now surpassed by China.
Overall, the number of global patent applications in 2017 was 243,500, a year-on-year increase of 5%. Of these, approximately 50% came from East Asia because the Global Technology Innovation Center is shifting from Europe and the United States to the region.
WIPO expects that the number of Chinese patent applications is expected to surpass that of the United States in the next three years. WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry said: 'The rapid growth of China's use of the international patent system indicates that with the rapid transformation of the Chinese economy, innovators there Has targeted the international market, hoping to introduce their ideas to new markets. '
It is worth mentioning that the “2017 Patent Application Annual Report” issued by the European Patent Office earlier showed that in 2017, China had filed 8330 patent applications in Europe, which was an increase of 16.6% over the previous year. Ranked fifth in the global rankings, second only to the United States, Germany, Japan and France.
On this list, Huawei ranked first in the list with 2,398 patent applications for the first time, becoming the first Chinese company to receive this honor. Other Chinese companies that are on the list include ZTE, Xiaomi, BOE, BYD, and Ali. Baba. Visible, China has accelerated the pace of catching up in the field of innovation.
2. Amazon releases new patents for drones
Sina Technology News Beijing time March 23 early morning news, recently, Amazon applied for a new patent on drones. According to the patent introduction, this drone can respond to human gestures and actions, such as waving, pointing , flash, and speech.
The application time for this patent was July 2016, and was disclosed this week. According to the patent description; 'Human package recipients can use gestures to communicate with drones to help drones deliver goods along the path. Point. 'This patent demonstrates the drone's 'drive' mode. When the drone recognizes the 'drive' gesture, it will no longer be close to the gesture sender and adjust its speed and direction. When it recognizes the 'welcome' gesture, the drone thinks it should deliver to the gesture sender.
The patent also shows other details of the delivery drone, including communication, navigation, gesture recognition, and delivery modules. At the same time, the drone is equipped with multiple sensors and cameras, including light sensors, Distance sensors, visible light cameras, infrared cameras, and audio sensors.
Although the patent appears to be very powerful, it is still only a patent after all. It is not yet certain that the unmanned opportunity described in the patent will not be produced. Amazon has issued many patents that have not been realized as products.
It is worth mentioning that the drone concept that can respond to human behavior is not new. Samsung also published similar drone patents that can detect human facial expressions and gestures. Dajiang Spark's series Man-machine can respond to human waving gestures. Sina Technology
3. Artificial intelligence enterprise Galaxy Droplet successful application gait recognition new patent
Recently, the artificial intelligence company Galaxy Drops announced a new gait recognition patent that highly integrated the original independent gait segmentation and gait recognition modules in the traditional gait recognition system and achieved better gait recognition. Accuracy makes our country's leading position in gait recognition further expand.
According to reports, the patent is called “An Integrated Approach to Gait Segmentation and Gait Recognition Based on Deep Learning” and has recently been granted a patent right. This method uses a multi-channel neural network segmentation model to input a section of gait video. A plurality of gait images in the image are subjected to human contour contour segmentation to obtain a human profile contour segmentation of a plurality of gait images in a gait video; then the obtained human profile is subjected to identification by a classified convolutional neural network model to output the identification result. .
Huang Yongji, founder and CEO of Yinhe Water Drops, stated that this method has strong adaptability to scene changes, dress changes, image video angles, and walking status, and is particularly suitable for solving gait recognition in a dynamic context, and can be used in actual gait. Recognition achieves very high recognition accuracy. Due to the integration framework of segmentation and recognition, the method has a very fast recognition speed and is suitable for real-time gait recognition under actual monitoring.
At present, China is a world leader in gait recognition. The accuracy of gait recognition in the galactic cross-angle gait recognition has reached 94%, and it has gradually been commercialized. The field of human shape detection, segmentation, recognition, and tracking in gait recognition are at the leading position in the world. Level. Yangguang Network
4. Heraeus Appeal Master infringement case
Heraeus filed a lawsuit against the solar-electricity-induced pulp mill for the infringement case. The intellectual property court last year passed a verdict and rejected Heraeus's suit. Heraeus decided to file an appeal, which shocked the stock market's stock price.
In June 2015, Heraeus filed a lawsuit against Taiwan's intellectual property court against Grandmother, accusing Grandma of selling 590A, 600, 610 and 620 type conductive paste products infringing invention patents.
The intellectual property court first sentenced in July last year, dismissed Heraeus’ complaint and false claims, and the costs of litigation were borne by Heraeus.
Grand Master announced on the 21st that Heraeus had decided to file an appeal and that the case had been assigned to a lawyer. The operation was normal and there would be no major impact. Economic Daily
5. Google acquires Lytro for $40 million and has obtained most of the technology and patents
According to a multi-media report, Google will acquire image startup Lytro.
One source described the deal as Lytro's 'sale of assets' at a price of only $40 million. Another source said that not all employees will be acquired together with Lytro's technology. Some Lytro employees have already resigned. Indemnity, leaving the company, and others leaving. Lytro's sale of assets may also include 59 patents related to light fields and other digital imaging technologies.
It is unclear at which stage the transaction has advanced, and neither Google nor Lytro has commented.
Lytro, founded in 2006, has always claimed to be developing light-field cameras. This is the first camera to subvert the concept of photography since the birth of 19th-century photography. Before 2014, Lytro positioned consumer-grade light-field cameras. Launched first and second generation Lytro Illum consumer products in 2012 and 2014, respectively.
In the autumn of 2015, Lytro changed its product positioning in the foreseeable virtual reality boom: Announced the development of a high-end VR camera (Immerge) for C-side VR content creators. The product is expected to be released in 2016 and it is expected to pass this product. Combine the VR VR content with the VR content for video capture in one VR studio.
According to data analysis company PitchBook, Lytro has raised more than US$200 million. After completing the final round of financing last year, Lytro has a valuation of approximately US$360 million. Lytro has many investors, including the Anderson Horowitz Foundation. Foxconn, venture capital company Greylock, Qualcomm venture capital, etc.
It is worth mentioning that Lytro also acquired Limitless, a VR developer, in January this year, combining a fully-combined light field with real-time animation.
It is unclear what Google aims to acquire Lytro. However, overall, the deal will provide Lytro with the opportunity to integrate and apply its technology at Google. Last week, Google launched a 'Welcome to Light Fields' on Steam. Applications, users can not only capture the light directly into the camera lens, but also capture all the light and source information of the entire scene, creating a very real feeling in the VR environment.