YK value comparison analysis system

Abstract

[Problem] When a graph for comparing competitiveness indicator value history information, which is history information of YK values, YK3 values, and TK values, and values derived therefrom, between companies is displayed, it is difficult to easily grasp the fact indicated by the graph.　[Solution] An artificial intelligence or the like is caused to read graph information forming competitiveness indicator value history information, which is history information of YK values, YK3 values, and TK values, and values derived therefrom, compared between companies to generate explanatory text that explains what meanings can be inferred from the graph, for example, the growth potential of the technical competitiveness of the companies, and display the explanatory text together with the graph.　

Description

YK Value Comparison and Analysis System

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for comparing YK values and YK3 values, which are technical competitiveness indicators of patents, TK values of trademarks, and derived values of these values among right holders, and automatically generating descriptions of the comparison results.

[0002] In the present application, the term "patent" refers to any one or more of patent rights, patent applications, and trademark rights. YK values and YK3 values are used as value evaluation indicators for patent rights and patent applications. YK values and YK3 values are patent value evaluation indicators that have been patented in Japanese Patent No. 5273840, and the claims of this patent describe an apparatus for calculating YK values and an operation method of the apparatus as described below.

[0003] Among these, the YK value is a score obtained by quantifying the attacks launched by other parties, typically competing companies, against the established patents of a specific right holder. Attacks refer to requests for inspection, information provision, opposition to a patent, patent invalidation trials, trial decision cancellation lawsuits, and the like. The scoring is performed by calculating the cost incurred for each attack based on the old fee schedule of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association. Further, the cost is subjected to discount processing, that is, attenuation processing, according to the elapsed time from the end of each attack to the evaluation date. For the attenuation rate (discount rate), a curve of the proportion of remaining patents resulting from patent abandonment (patent lapse due to non-payment of maintenance annuities) in the technical field to which the patented invention belongs is used. Since this curve is an artificial curve where all patents lapse on the 20th anniversary from the filing date of the patent application, the protruding portion at the 20th anniversary is expanded to the 21st year and beyond so that the entire curve follows a normal distribution. A "1-normal cumulative distribution" curve is generated using the normal distribution curve thus obtained, and this is used as an obsolescence curve. The reason for generating the YK value in this way is as follows.

[0004] A-1: Enterprises act based on economic rationality.

[0005] A-2: Economic rationality refers to a state where profits can be obtained in excess of the invested money. That is, investment is made on the premise of the relationship: investment amount < obtained amount.

[0006] A-3: Companies spend money on preventing competitors from patenting their patents, causing patents to expire, etc. (aggressive actions). This indicates that companies perceive a relationship where the cost of the attack (investment) < the profits gained from a successful attack (extracted profits).

[0007] A-4: From the patent holder's perspective, counterattacking the attack and causing it to fail means protecting the profits the attacker expected to gain.

[0008] A-5: An attacked patent has value (extracted profit) that competitors desire. This value in the patent can be called patent value.

[0009] A-6: Patent value (of patents) is an intangible asset and serves as a source of future cash flows (a barometer of future growth potential).

[0010] As described above, the YK value has been statistically recognized to show a statistically significant tendency for a company's operating profit margin to increase as its value rises. Furthermore, it has been statistically recognized that an increase in the operating profit margin ultimately leads to an increase in the return on equity. In addition, an increase in the YK value tends to be reflected in an increase in the stock price.

[0011] Furthermore, the YK3 value is a numerical representation of the costs incurred by a particular rights holder in obtaining or maintaining patent rights for their invention, using a similar process to that used for the YK value.

[0012] For example, patent application fees, fees for responding to rejection grounds, fees for procedural amendments, fees for appeals against rejection decisions, fees for overseas expansion involving priority claims, fees for paying patent fees, fees for responding to patent oppositions, and fees for responding to invalidation trials are all expenses used to quantify the YK3 value.

[0013] <Patent Strength Calculation Apparatus: Japanese Patent No. <5273840> ************************************************** A organized standardized data acquisition unit that acquires organized standardized data; an item content extraction unit that searches, by pattern matching processing using patterns prepared in advance, for combinations of standard item names indicating legal procedures taken for patents (which may include pending applications; the same applies hereinafter) described in the acquired organized standardized data, and extracts item contents described in the organized standardized data in association with their procedure dates according to the searched combinations of standard item names; a search result storage unit that stores the extracted item contents and their associated procedure dates in association with the searched combinations of standard item names; a cost table storage unit that stores a cost table in which costs prepared in advance are associated for each combination of item contents stored in association with combinations of standard item names indicating legal procedures taken for patents; an obsolescence function storage unit that stores an obsolescence function serving as a standard for obsolescence of technology for each technical field; an after-obsolescence cost calculation unit that acquires costs using the cost table stored in the cost table storage unit for each combination of item contents extracted according to the combination of standard item names of each patent, and calculates an after-obsolescence cost on a calculation reference date using the calculation reference date, the procedure date associated for each combination of the item contents, the filing date of the patent, and the obsolescence function for the technical field to which the patent belongs; an adding unit that adds up all calculated after-obsolescence costs for the patent; an output unit that outputs the total value obtained by the adding unit; which is a patent strength calculation apparatus. **************************************************

[0014] <Operation method of patent strength calculation apparatus: Japanese Patent No. <5273840> ****************************************************************** An operation method for a patent strength calculation apparatus, comprising: a cost table holding unit that holds a cost table in which pre-prepared costs are associated with each combination of item contents held in association with a combination of standard item names indicating legal procedures taken for a patent; and an obsolescence function storage unit that stores an obsolescence function serving as a standard for obsolescence of technology for each technical field, the operation method comprising: an organized standardized data acquisition step of acquiring organized standardized data; searching for a combination of standard item names indicating legal procedures taken for a patent described in the acquired organized standardized data by pattern matching processing using a pre-prepared pattern, and extracting item contents described in the organized standardized data in association with the procedure date according to the searched combination of standard item names, which is an item content extraction step; a search result holding step of holding the extracted item contents and the procedure date associated therewith in association with the searched combination of standard item names; acquiring a cost for each combination of item contents extracted according to the combination of standard item names of each patent by using the cost table held in the cost table holding unit, and calculating a post-obsolescence cost on a calculation reference date by using the calculation reference date, the procedure date associated with each combination of the item contents, the filing date of the patent, and the obsolescence function of the technical field to which the patent belongs, which is a post-obsolescence cost calculation step; an adding step of adding up all the calculated post-obsolescence costs for the patent; and an output step of outputting the added value obtained by the adding unit. ******************************************************************

[0015] Furthermore, there is a TK value as a trademark value evaluation indicator, and the calculation device for the TK value is patented in Japanese Patent No. 7133126, and the description as described later is included in the claims. The concept of the TK value is that a trademark essentially has customer attraction, and a registered trademark is a trademark that the right holder can use exclusively, which leads to economic benefits as a result of exerting customer attraction for the right holder. Customer attraction increases in accordance with the degree of exposure of the registered trademark to the public, and the increase in this degree is exponential. This is consistent with the fact that the exposure effect of advertising increases exponentially. Furthermore, the degree of exposure of a registered trademark increases in accordance with the number of similar registered trademarks owned by the right holder. In other words, the value of a registered trademark can be obtained by multiplying the base value by the number of similar registered trademarks as an exponent. Here, the cost incurred for one trademark registration can be used as the base value.

[0016] <Trademark Value Calculation Device: Japanese Patent No. <7133126> **************************************************

[0017] <Claim 1>

[0018] A trademark value calculation device comprising: a population trademark ID acquisition unit that acquires population trademark IDs, which are trademark IDs of a plurality of trademarks serving as a population (pending trademarks and / or registered trademarks); a similarity relation holding unit that, for each right holder that is the same or can be regarded as the same, holds, in association with each other, trademark IDs that identify trademarks consisting of marks in a similarity relation, wherein the marks constitute a trademark identified by the population trademark ID owned by the right holder, and marks where at least part of either the graphic classification or the appellation assigned to the mark matches are defined as being in a similarity relation; a similar number acquisition unit that acquires the number N of associated and held trademark IDs in association with the trademark ID; a base value acquisition unit that acquires, in association with the trademark ID, a base value A (A>0) which is a value serving as a basis for evaluating the value of the trademark; and a trademark value calculation unit that calculates the trademark value identified by the trademark ID using the "N K / M-th root" power of the base value A (M, K ≥ 1).

[0019] <Claim 2>

[0020] The trademark value calculation device according to claim 1, further comprising an aggregation unit that aggregates the values ​​of all trademarks and / or trademark groups owned by each right holder within the population, if there are other trademarks that are similar to the calculated trademark, the value of the trademark group including the other trademarks, and if there are no other trademarks that are similar to the calculated trademark, the value of the trademark alone.

[0021] <Claim 3>

[0022] The trademark value calculation device according to claim 2, further comprising a rights holder output unit that outputs the aggregated value aggregated by the aggregation unit in association with the rights holder.

[0023] <Claim 4>

[0024] The trademark value calculation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the population trademark ID acquisition unit acquires trademark IDs of a plurality of trademarks that constitute a population as a population trademark ID formed using one or more of the following: designated goods, designated services, classification of goods and services, similarity group code, and graphic classification.

[0025] <Claim 5>

[0026] The trademark value calculation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the aforementioned population trademark ID acquisition unit has a second designated population acquisition means that acquires trademark IDs of a plurality of trademarks that constitute a population as trademark IDs of a population formed by either trademarks that include a company name or trademarks that do not include a company name.

[0027] <Claim 6>

[0028] The trademark value calculation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the aforementioned base value A is calculated using one or more of the following: the number of years of the term of the registered trademark, the cost of the procedure for acquiring the registered trademark, the cost of the procedure for maintaining the registered trademark, the number of classes of goods and services, the number of defensive marks, the number of licenses granted, and the number of countries designated for the international application. ****

[0029] <Eliminating the factor of company size: QK value>

[0030] It has been found that the YK, YK3, and TK values ​​calculated by such devices are indicators of the economic value of patent rights, etc., and when aggregated by rights holder such as a company, it is possible to evaluate the value of the rights holder's intellectual property. Furthermore, since the YK value, etc., is generally larger the larger the size of the rights holder company, when evaluating economic value regardless of company size by eliminating the company size factor, the value obtained by dividing the YK value, etc., by a company size factor such as market capitalization, equity capital, or sales is used. For example, the QK value, which is the value obtained by dividing the YK value by the market capitalization MC, is one example. The QK value corresponds to the slope of a straight line drawn from the origin when companies are plotted with the YK value on the horizontal axis and market capitalization on the vertical axis. When similar companies are grouped together and plotted on this coordinate system, a simple regression line can be obtained, and by observing the slope of the aforementioned straight line of the plotted companies relative to the slope of this simple regression line, it is possible to predict the future movement of the market capitalization of that company. Companies with a slope smaller than the slope of the simple regression line represented on this coordinate system are expected to move to a position that approaches the slope of the simple regression line in the future. In other words, this suggests the possibility of an increase in market capitalization.

[0031] <QK values ​​by business and by technology field>

[0032] Furthermore, since it is empirically known that the YK3 value is proportional to the scale of a company's business, by allocating factors representing the size of a company, such as market capitalization, to the YK3 value for each business, i.e., each technology field, it is possible to calculate the QK value for each business and technology field. This mechanism can then be used to compare the businesses and technology fields of companies that operate many different businesses.

[0033] Furthermore, while YK values ​​can predict upward trends in market capitalization by observing them at a specific point in time, observing the history of YK values ​​can also estimate the economic characteristics of the rights holder company. Typically, it can reveal whether a company is on a growth trajectory or a decline trajectory. If the YK value has been on an upward trend over a certain period in the past, it can be said that the company or business is on a growth trajectory, and if the YK value has been on a downward trend over a certain period in the past, it can be judged that the company or business is on a decline trajectory. Moreover, by comparing the history of YK values ​​of multiple similar companies, it is possible to determine their competitive advantage or disadvantage within the same industry. In addition, it is possible to classify a company's YK values ​​by the attributes of its patents and observe the history of a company's patents on an attribute-by-attribute basis.

[0034] Comparing patent YK values ​​and other historical data between companies in the same industry can yield various insights. However, performing a proper analysis by comparing the historical data of YK values ​​and other data represented in graphs across companies requires a certain level of skill, and it is not something that anyone can easily analyze.

[0035] The following shows examples of conventional data usage using PATWARE, provided by Kudo Ichiro International Patent Office and Acrosoft.

[0036] PATWARE Usage Example: Industry Analysis Using CSV Data

[0037] https: / / www.patware.net / info / blog / data_usecase_202207 /

[0038] Comparing the displayed graphs and interpreting their meaning was difficult. Non-patent document 1 contains comparative graphs of multiple companies, and while it is possible to observe the ups and downs of companies with high YK values ​​gradually losing them or recovering them after losing them, understanding the connection between these ups and downs and changes in corporate activities is difficult without considerable expertise.

[0039] The first invention includes a patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information, which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of the following: patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification information, which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; a competitiveness index value history information holding unit that holds competitiveness index value history information, which is information that shows the history of the competitiveness index value (meaning one or more of the following: YK value, YK3 value, TK value, or derived values ​​therefrom; the same applies hereinafter) of the patent identified by the patent identification information in association with the patent identification information; a patent-specific right holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific right holder information, which is information that associates the patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the right holder of the patent identified by the patent identification information; and a unit that selects multiple of the held right holder identification information. The present invention provides a YK value comparison analysis system comprising: a rights holder selection unit for performing a selection analysis; a selected patent identification information acquisition unit for acquiring selected patent identification information, which is patent identification information associated with each of the rights holder identification information selected by the rights holder selection unit; a chart display unit for displaying a chart that allows comparison between rights holders using summed competitiveness index value history information, which is obtained by summing the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification information for each rights holder; an explanatory text generation rule holding unit for holding explanatory text generation rules, which are rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating explanatory text to explain the comparison results displayed in the chart display unit; an explanatory text generation unit for generating explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in the chart based on the selected rights holder identification information and the explanatory text generation rules; and an explanatory text output unit for outputting the generated explanatory text.

[0040] As a second invention, a patent identification information holding unit holds patent identification information which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of a patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter), a patent attribute identification information holding unit holds patent attribute identification information which is information that indicates the attributes of a patent, a patent attribute holding unit holds patent identification information and patent attribute identification information in association, a right holder identification information holding unit holds multiple right holder identification information which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent, a competitiveness index value history information holding unit holds competitiveness index value history information which is information that indicates the history of the competitiveness index value (meaning one or more of a YK value, YK3 value, TK value, or derived values ​​therefrom; the same applies hereinafter) of the patent identified by the patent identification information in association, and patent-specific right holder information holding unit The present invention provides a YK value comparison analysis system comprising: a holding unit; a rights holder selection unit for selecting multiple rights holder identification information held; a patent attribute selection unit for selecting patent attribute identification information held; a selected patent identification information acquisition unit for acquiring selected patent identification information, which is the rights holder identification information selected by the rights holder selection unit and the patent identification information associated with the patent attribute identification information selected by the patent attribute selection unit; a chart display unit for summing up and displaying the history information of competitiveness index values ​​of patents identified by the selected patent identification information for each rights holder; an explanatory text generation rule holding unit for holding explanatory text generation rules, which are rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating explanatory text to explain the comparison results displayed in the chart display unit; an explanatory text generation unit for generating explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in the chart based on the selected rights holder identification information and the explanatory text generation rules; and an explanatory text output unit for outputting the generated explanatory text.

[0041] As a third invention, examples of information to be read into AI or the like based on either the first invention or the second invention include, in addition to YK values and the like, corporate securities reports, integrated reports, intellectual property reports, quarterly reports, corporate governance reports, corporate websites, articles about the enterprise in magazines and newspapers, and corporate analyst reports. Reading these improves the accuracy of explanatory text and enables generation of more meaningful explanatory text.

[0042] Through the means for solving the problems as described above, comparative information of patentees is automatically generated, whereby the management and business of an enterprise can be easily understood.

[0043] Functional block diagram of the invention of Embodiment 1; Processing flow of the invention of Embodiment 1; Hardware diagram of the invention of Embodiment 1; Functional block diagram of the invention of Embodiment 2; Processing flow of the invention of Embodiment 2; Hardware diagram of the invention of Embodiment 2; Basic conceptual diagram of computer hardware for providing a preliminary description of a computer used in the inventions shown in Embodiments 1 to 3

[0044] Modes for carrying out the invention are described below.

[0045] <Premises for Description of All Embodiments>

[0046] <Hardware that can Constitute the Present Invention>

[0047] In principle, the present invention is an invention that uses an electronic computer; at least a part thereof is implemented by software, can also be implemented by hardware, and can also be implemented by cooperation between software and hardware. In this case, the software uses hardware resources to perform various calculations and implements various functions through the obtained data and information. It can be said that information processing by software is specifically realized using hardware resources. Further, since the present invention is an invention for automobiles, it is basically provided with hardware and software constituting an automobile.

[0048] The hardware and software used in the present invention consist of a computer main body equipped with an operating system, various peripheral devices operably connected to the main body, an input device that accepts input of at least one or more of a YK value, a YK3 value, and a TK value, a program for executing predetermined calculation based on the input values, and a display program for displaying the calculation result.

[0049] Further, the present system does not necessarily need to be configured in a single housing, and may be configured by connecting a plurality of housings via communication. The communication may be LAN, WAN, Wifi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), infrared communication, ultrasonic communication, near field communication (NFC), or a mobile phone network, and a part of the system may be installed across national borders.

[0050] <Satisfaction of Utilization of Natural Laws of the Present Invention in All Embodiments>

[0051] The present invention functions through cooperation between a computer and software. From this point of view, when the present invention is judged based on the matters described in the claims and the specification regarding resources such as computers, and the common general technical knowledge related to those matters, the present invention constitutes utilization of a natural law.

[0052] <Applicant's Understanding of the Significance of Utilization of Natural Laws Required by the Patent Act>

[0053] The use of natural laws required under patent law is based on the purpose of the law, and is required to ensure that an invention is industrially useful, from the perspective that the invention must have industrial applicability and contribute to the development of industry. In other words, it requires that the invention be industrially useful, that is, that the effects of the invention declared in the application can be reproduced with a certain degree of certainty by implementing the invention. From this perspective, the applicability of natural laws is interpreted as meaning that the functions exhibited by each of the inventive features (constituent elements of the invention), which are the components of the invention that exert the effects of the invention, are exerted by utilizing natural laws. Furthermore, the effect of the invention only needs to have the potential to provide a certain level of usefulness to the users who utilize the invention, and should not be viewed from the perspective of how the users feel or think about that usefulness.

[0054] <Hardware Configuration>

[0055] Figure 7 shows the basic configuration of a computer used for calculations in this invention. However, instead of adopting the configuration of a general-purpose computer, it may be designed as a dedicated computer.

[0056] As shown in this diagram, the computer consists of a chipset, CPU, non-volatile memory, main memory, various buses, BIOS (or UEFI), various peripherals such as USB and LAN, communication line connection interfaces, a real-time clock, and expansion cards such as graphics cards, all configured on a motherboard. These work in cooperation with the operating system, device drivers (for various interfaces such as USB, cameras, microphones, speakers or headphones, displays, and other devices), and various programs. Using input signals from keyboards, mice, etc., connected via a USB terminal (or PS / 2 port), the various programs and data constituting the present invention are configured to efficiently utilize these hardware resources to perform various processes. It is connected to the internet via a LAN terminal or the like. Connection to the internet can be made using Wi-Fi® or via a mobile phone network.

[0057] The following describes some examples of the main components that make up a computer as hardware. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples.

[0058] ≪Chipset≫

[0059] A "chipset" is a set of large-scale integrated circuits (LSIs) mounted on a computer's motherboard that integrates the bridge function—the communication function between the CPU's external bus and the standard bus connecting non-volatile memory and peripheral devices mounted on the motherboard. In the past, it consisted of two chips: a northbridge that connected to the CPU and handled high-speed processing such as between the CPU and main memory or a graphics card equipped with a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a southbridge that connected to the northbridge and handled processing between relatively slower interfaces. In recent years, the northbridge function has been integrated into the CPU, leaving only the southbridge, although it is still referred to as a chipset. In this specification, we will describe a one-chip configuration with only a southbridge, where the northbridge function is built into the CPU. Note that the effects of the present invention remain the same even in the case of a two-chip configuration of northbridge and southbridge as described above, or in the case of no chipset with the southbridge function integrated into the CPU.

[0060] (Southbridge)

[0061] In a single-chip chipset configuration, the southbridge handles I / O functions such as PCI Express interface (slots), SATA (Serial ATA) or eSATA interface, USB interface, LAN (Ethernet) interface, and real-time clock, as well as sound functions. The single-chip chipset controls external connections such as displays and USB / LAN ports, as well as interfaces like SATA for HDDs and SSDs, and PCI Express. It connects to the CPU via a point-to-point hardware interface (e.g., DMI: Direct Media Interface). Some chips support RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks: a technology that recognizes and displays multiple HDDs as a single drive) for non-volatile memory (such as HDDs).

[0062] Furthermore, to support features that have become less common in recent years, such as PS / 2 ports, floppy disk drives, serial ports like RS-232C, parallel ports like IEEE 1284 for printers, and ISA buses, which do not require or are not capable of high-speed operation, a separate LSI called a Super I / O chip is used, which connects to the Southbridge via a Low Pin Count bus.

[0063] Bus

[0064] There are two types of buses: parallel buses and serial buses. A parallel bus uses signal lines equal to the number of bits, transmitting data synchronized with a clock. A dedicated clock signal line runs parallel to the data lines to synchronize data demodulation at the receiving end. A serial bus transfers data one bit at a time.

[0065] A bus is used to connect peripherals and various control units on the motherboard to the CPU (MPU). While an internal bus connects the CPU core and cache memory within the CPU, a bus that connects the CPU to external memory is called an external bus. The external bus connecting the memory controller built into the CPU to the main memory is a 64-bit parallel bus in the case of a DDR4 standard compatible with DDR4-SDRAM (Double-Data-Rate4 Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). As an example of the DDR4 standard, if it is compatible with the DDR4-3200 memory standard, the bandwidth is 3200MHz maximum memory operating frequency × 64 (bit) bus width ÷ 8 (bit to byte conversion) = 25.6 (GB / s). Point-to-point connections such as DMI (Direct Media Interface) are used to connect the CPU and the southbridge as described above.

[0066] External expansion buses such as PCI Express and SATA are connected by the chipset. Parallel buses include GPIB, IDE / (parallel) ATA, SCSI, and PCI.

[0067] A serial bus transfers data one bit at a time. Because there are limits to how fast it can be made, the improved PCI Express uses point-to-point wiring and a serial transfer method. USB and SATA also use serial data transfer.

[0068] ≪CPU≫

[0069] The CPU sequentially reads, interprets, and executes instruction sequences called programs located in main memory, outputting signal-based information back to the main memory. The CPU functions as the central hub for performing calculations within the computer. The CPU consists of the CPU core, which is the core of the calculations, and its surrounding parts. Inside the CPU are registers, cache memory (primary, secondary, and tertiary), an internal bus connecting the cache memory to the CPU core, a memory controller, timers, and an interface to the bus connecting to the southbridge. If the CPU has an integrated graphics function (GPU), it also includes a graphics interface and an internal bus connecting to the CPU core. When using an external graphics card with a CPU that has an integrated GPU, it connects to the graphics interface (such as PCI Express) built into the CPU.

[0070] Note that a single CPU (chip) may have multiple CPU cores. The embodiment described here is a two-core type, but it is not limited to this. A configuration with multiple CPU chips is also possible. The program can also be embedded within the CPU.

[0071] Non-volatile memory

[0072] (HDD)

[0073] The basic structure of a hard disk drive consists of a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, and an arm that mounts the magnetic head. External interfaces can include SATA (formerly ATA) and SAS (Serial Attached SCSI, formerly SCSI). HDD interfaces are broadly divided into the aforementioned ATA and SCSI systems. The ATA system is a method of unilaterally sending data to a physically connected device and relies on the BIOS (or UEFI) on the motherboard, thus constantly requiring CPU processing time. The SCSI system is a method of accurately sending data while checking the status of the connected device and has a control system within the HDD, thus reducing the CPU load. The ATA system is inexpensive and has a large capacity, but the SCSI system evolved from server systems and excels in high speed and expandability, and because SCSI commands can be processed in a multi-threaded manner, it has high reliability even under high load environments.

[0074] While HDDs offer excellent cost per unit of capacity, as mentioned above, they contain moving parts, resulting in slow access times and concerns about mechanical failure. Therefore, RAID is used in server equipment and other applications requiring high reliability, allowing for configurations such as simultaneously distributing read / write operations across multiple HDDs or writing the same file to multiple HDDs.

[0075] (Flash memory)

[0076] Currently, two types of flash memory are commonly used: NAND flash memory and NOR flash memory. While each has its advantages and disadvantages in read / write speeds, NAND flash memory is more advantageous for high integration and is used for data storage applications. Compared to hard disk drives, it is smaller due to the absence of moving parts and does not generate vibration or noise during operation. However, the cost per unit of capacity has not yet fallen to a level where it can replace hard disk drives.

[0077] Although more expensive than hard disk drives, flash memory offers advantages such as smaller size and greater resistance to shocks. In smartphones and mobile devices, where data storage capacity is typically around 64GB to 256GB, flash memory is used to achieve smaller size and lighter weight. In PCs, solid-state drives (SSDs) made of flash memory are increasingly being used for frequently accessed drives that store the operating system and application software.

[0078] Main Memory

[0079] The CPU directly accesses and executes various programs in main memory. Main memory is volatile memory, and DRAM is used. Programs in main memory are loaded from non-volatile memory into main memory upon receiving a program execution command. Subsequently, the CPU executes the program according to various execution commands and procedures within the program.

[0080] Operating System (OS)

[0081] An operating system is used to manage the resources on a computer for applications to use, manage various device drivers, and manage the computer hardware itself. In small computers, firmware may be used as the operating system.

[0082] UEFI

[0083] In recent years, UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) has been used as a successor to the previously used BIOS, performing a similar role. Like the BIOS, UEFI is mounted on the motherboard and stored in flash ROM. The flash ROM chip containing the UEFI instructs the CPU to execute the procedures for booting up the computer hardware and running the operating system. Most typically, it is the first piece of hardware that the CPU reads when it receives a computer boot command. It contains the addresses of the operating system stored on the disk (non-volatile memory), and the UEFI, deployed by the CPU, sequentially deploys the operating system into main memory and starts running. The UEFI also has a check function to check for the presence of various devices connected to the bus. The results of the check are saved in main memory and made available to the operating system as appropriate. The UEFI can also be configured to check for external devices.

[0084] As shown in the figure, the present invention can basically be composed of a general-purpose computer program and various devices. The computer basically operates by loading a program stored in non-volatile memory into main memory, and then executing processing between the main memory, CPU, and various devices. Communication with devices is performed via an interface connected to a bus line. Possible interfaces include a display interface, USB, LAN terminal, PCI Express interface, and communication buffer.

[0085] Each functional block constituting the present invention can be realized by hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Specifically, if a computer is used, examples include hardware components such as a CPU, main memory, GPU, image memory, graphics board, bus, or secondary storage devices (non-volatile memory such as hard disks and flash memory, storage media such as CDs and DVDs and drives for reading those media), input devices such as operation buttons used for information input, a mouse, touch panel, an electronic pen used solely for touching the touch panel, a joystick or joystick-like pointer position input device, and other external peripheral devices, as well as interfaces for such external peripheral devices, communication interfaces such as LAN terminals, image file processing circuits, speakers, microphones, audio file processing circuits, communication interfaces, barcode readers, electronic card readers, POS terminals, facial recognition devices, encryption devices, fingerprint recognition devices, palm print recognition devices, retinal recognition devices and other biometric authentication devices, and driver programs and other application programs for controlling such hardware.

[0086] In particular, it utilizes smartphones, tablet devices, mobile phones, smartwatches, personal computers, data center server equipment, wired and wireless networks, and interfaces.

[0087] The CPU performs calculations according to the program deployed in main memory, processing and storing data input from input devices and other interfaces and held in memory and hardware, and generating instructions to control the aforementioned hardware and software. Here, the above program may be implemented as multiple modularized programs, or it may be implemented as a single program by combining two or more programs.

[0088] Furthermore, the present invention can also be configured as software in part. Moreover, a storage medium on which such software is recorded is naturally included within the technical scope of the present invention (this applies not only to this embodiment but throughout this specification).

[0089] <Regarding the terminology used in the present invention>

[0090] "Identification information" refers to symbols, characters, codes, etc., used to identify something. However, identification information itself may also be the information being identified. For example, identification information that identifies string record A may be string record A itself.

[0091] In this specification, "association" means not only when two or more pieces of information are directly associated, but also when two or more pieces of information are indirectly associated through one or more other pieces of information. Indirect associations are not necessarily limited to associations within a single device (a device in which the housing is a single housing), but also include cases where associations occur across multiple devices.

[0092] "Based on" includes both cases where the subject is based on the subject itself and cases where the subject has undergone some kind of processing. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrations.

[0093] <<<Embodiment 1: Mainly relating to Claim 1>>>

[0094] <<Embodiment 1 Overview>>

[0095] Embodiment 1 is a system that outputs a graph of the history of YK values, etc., on a per-patent holder basis, such as a company, and automatically generates and displays an explanatory text for the output graph.

[0096] <<Embodiment 1: Functional Configuration>>

[0097] The YK value comparison and analysis system of Embodiment 1, as shown in Figure 1, is a YK value comparison and analysis system having a patent identification information holding unit, a rights holder identification information holding unit, a competitiveness index value history information holding unit, a patent-specific rights holder information holding unit, a rights holder selection unit, a selected patent identification information acquisition unit, a chart display unit, an explanatory text generation rule holding unit, an explanatory text generation unit, and an explanatory text output unit. This system can be used as a standalone system or as a server-client system. It can also be used as an add-in to basic web services such as YK values.

[0098] <<Description of Embodiment 1>>

[0099] <Embodiment 1: Patent Identification Information Holding Unit>

[0100] The "Patent Identification Information Storage Unit" stores patent identification information, which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of the following: patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter). In this specification, "patent" means one or more of the following: patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right. The country of application is not limited to Japan, but may be any country or region overseas, such as the United States, European countries, China, or Taiwan. Furthermore, patent applications, patent rights, trademark registration applications, trademark rights, etc., are valid at the reference point in time for displaying the figures and tables (a set of multiple reference points: referring to the period of history displayed in the figures and tables; the same applies hereinafter). Patent applications and trademark registration applications that are no longer pending with the Japan Patent Office at the reference point, and patent rights and trademark rights that have already expired at the reference point, etc., are not used when outputting the figures and tables. Therefore, as a general rule, the patent identification information stored in the Patent Identification Information Storage Unit is stored in association with information indicating whether or not it is pending with the Japan Patent Office and whether or not the right is still in existence, which is linked to time information.

[0101] "Patent identification information" may include patent application numbers, patent numbers, trademark registration application numbers, trademark registration numbers, etc., or it may be unique information that corresponds one-to-one with these. Patent identification information may be associated with text information in registration gazettes or published gazettes, inventors, FI symbols or file indexes attached thereto, international patent classifications, keywords, designated goods, designated services, similarity group codes, trademark samples, etc.

[0102] <Embodiment 1: Right Holder Identification Information Holding Unit>

[0103] The "Rights Holder Identification Information Storage Unit" stores multiple records of rights holder identification information, which is information that identifies the rights holder who owns the patent. The rights holder identification information for Japanese patents may be an "identification number" used by the Japan Patent Office, or it may be unique identification information within the system. The rights holder identification information may be associated with rights holder attribute information. In the case of listed companies, the rights holder attribute information may be a securities code, the Tokyo Stock Exchange industry classification to which it belongs, etc.

[0104] <Embodiment 1: Competitiveness Index Value History Information Holding Unit>

[0105] The "Competitiveness Information History Information Storage Unit" stores competitiveness index value history information, which is information that shows the history of competitiveness index values ​​(YK value, YK3 value, TK value, or one or more derived values ​​thereof; the same applies hereinafter) of the patent identified by the patent identification information, in association with the patent identification information. Typically, the time axis of the history is associated with year, month, and day.

[0106] <Embodiment 1: Patent Owner Information Holding Unit>

[0107] The "Patent-Specific Right Holder Information Storage Unit" stores patent-specific right holder information, which is information that associates patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the patent holder identified by that patent identification information. Since the right holder may change due to the transfer of a patent, etc., it is preferable that the patent-specific right holder information is also recorded as historical information and associated with time information (year, month, and day).

[0108] <Embodiment 1: Right Holder Selection Section>

[0109] The "Rights Holder Selection Unit" selects multiple rights holder identification information from the available data. This selection is made through user input to compare the competitiveness index historical information of multiple rights holders. A typical selection method involves selecting multiple competing rights holder companies. For example, one could select electronics-related companies such as Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi, and NEC.

[0110] <Embodiment 1: Selected Patent Identification Information Acquisition Unit>

[0111] The "Selected Patent Identifier Information Acquisition Unit" acquires selected patent identifier information, which is patent identifier information associated with the right holder identification information selected by the right holder selection unit. The selected patent identifier information may be acquired over the entire period for which the competitiveness index value of the selected right holder is recorded, or it may be configured to allow the user to specify a predetermined period to be displayed in the chart display unit described later, and to acquire patent identifier information that is validly pending and validly in existence during that specified period. In the latter case, the present invention may be provided with a period input reception unit that accepts input of the display history period along with the right holder selection.

[0112] <Embodiment 1: Diagram Display Unit>

[0113] The "Chart Display Unit" displays a chart summing up the historical competitiveness index values ​​of patents identified by the selected patent identification information for each patent holder. This process is for comparing the technological competitiveness of patent holders. Various types of charts can be used, such as line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts.

[0114] <Embodiment 1: Explanation text generation rule holding unit>

[0115] The "Explanatory Text Generation Rule Storage Unit" stores explanatory text generation rules (including when AI is used) for generating explanatory text to explain the comparison results displayed in the chart and graph display unit. The content of the explanatory text could include explaining the main trends and changes that can be read from the graph. For example, "Over the past five years, Company A's technological competitiveness has improved rapidly, with an annual growth rate of 20%." As a future prediction, for example, "If the current trend continues, Company B is expected to further improve its technological competitiveness over the next three years." Furthermore, comparing Company A and Company C, an effective explanatory text could be, "Five years ago, Company C surpassed Company A in technological competitiveness, but assuming that Company A's trend of increasing technological competitiveness continues for another two years, Company A's technological competitiveness will surpass Company C's in two years." When AI is used, the explanatory text generation rules change over time and as relevant information is collected, evolving to generate more accurate explanatory texts. This embodiment may include an information gathering unit for explanatory text generation rules and a learning unit that grows the explanatory text generation rules based on the collected information. Learning is performed by employing one or more of the following methods: supervised learning, unsupervised learning, or reinforcement learning.

[0116] <Embodiment 1: Description Generation Unit>

[0117] The "explanatory text generation unit" generates an explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in a chart based on the selected rights holder identification information and the explanatory text generation rules. In other words, when rights holder identification information is selected, the patent identification information associated with that rights holder identification information is obtained, and when the patent identification information is obtained, the competitiveness index value history information associated with that patent identification information is obtained. For example, an explanatory text is generated by applying the explanatory text generation rules to information obtained by summing up all the values ​​of the competitiveness index value history information associated with the patent identification information of all patents obtained based on the rights holder identification information. Of course, it is also possible to configure the system to generate an explanatory text by applying the explanatory text generation rules to information obtained by summing up a portion of the competitiveness index value history information. Furthermore, it is also possible to configure the system to generate an explanatory text by applying the explanatory text generation rules to information obtained by summing up the competitiveness index value history information of company A and information obtained by summing up the competitiveness index value history information of company B.

[0118] <Embodiment 1: Descriptive Text Output Unit>

[0119] The "explanatory text output unit" outputs the generated explanatory text. The output can be text information, audio information, or image information, and does not necessarily have to be "text." Image information can include diagrams, photographs, and illustrations. In the case of audio information, the most common format is reading the explanatory text aloud, but it can also be a format in which the explanation is given sequentially through conversation with the user. In the case of text, this can be implemented as a chat.

[0120] <<Embodiment 1: Processing Flow>>

[0121] The processing flow when executing Embodiment 1 on a computer is shown in Figure 2. That is, the YK value comparison analysis system, which is the computer of Embodiment 1, has the following operating method, as shown in Figure 1: a patent identification information holding step, a rights holder identification information holding step, a competitiveness index value history information holding step, a patent-specific rights holder information holding step, a rights holder selection step, a selected patent identification information acquisition step, a chart display step, an explanation text generation rule holding step, an explanation text generation step, and an explanation text output step.

[0122] <<Embodiment 1 Hardware Diagram>>

[0123] The hardware configuration of Embodiment 1 is as shown in Figure 3.

[0124] <<Effect of Embodiment 1>>

[0125] Embodiment 1 automatically makes it possible to explain, either individually or comparatively, the technological competitiveness and trademark power of rights holders, such as companies.

[0126] <<<Embodiment 2: Primarily Claim 2>>>

[0127] <<Overview of Embodiment 2>>

[0128] Embodiment 2 basically has the configuration of Embodiment 1, but the difference from Embodiment 1 is that while Embodiment 1 is configured to display a chart summing the history information of competitiveness indicator values ​​based on the selection of rights holder identification information, Embodiment 2 is configured to output a chart of history information of competitiveness indicator values ​​grouped based on patent attributes by selecting patent attribute information identification information in addition to rights holder identification information.

[0129] <<Embodiment 2: Functional Configuration>>

[0130] The YK value comparison analysis system of Embodiment 2, as shown in Figure 4, includes a patent identification information holding unit, a rights holder identification information holding unit, a competitiveness index value history information holding unit, a patent-specific rights holder information holding unit, a rights holder selection unit, a selected patent identification information acquisition unit, a chart display unit, an explanatory text generation rule holding unit, an explanatory text generation unit, and an explanatory text output unit. This is the same as Embodiment 1. The features of Embodiment 2 are that it further includes a patent attribute identification information holding unit, a patent attribute holding unit, and a patent attribute selection unit. The characteristic configurations of the patent attribute identification information holding unit, the patent attribute holding unit, and the patent attribute selection unit will be described below. However, although the names are the same, the selected patent identification information acquisition unit has additional functions compared to Embodiment 1, so the selected patent identification information acquisition unit will also be described. Other configurations common to Embodiment 1 have been described in Embodiment 1, so their description will be omitted.

[0131] <<Description of Embodiment 2>>

[0132] <Embodiment 2: Patent Attribute Identification Information Holding Unit>

[0133] The "Patent Attribute Identification Information Holding Unit" holds patent attribute identification information, which is information indicating the attributes of a patent. "Patent attributes" refer to, in the case of a patent application or patent right, the technical field to which the invention belongs, such as the International Patent Classification, the YK value, YK3 value, YKS industry classification (https: / / www.patware.net / info / blog / yks-classification / ) of Kudo Ichiro International Patent Office, the country of application, whether it is an international patent application, the inventor, the year of application, the location of the right holder, keywords used in the structure of the invention, the effects of the invention, the industry to which the invention belongs, and the sector to which the invention belongs. In the case of a trademark application or trademark right, it refers to the designated goods, designated services, similarity group codes for these, classification of designated goods / services, the TK value of Kudo Ichiro International Patent Office, the country of application, whether it utilizes the Madrid Protocol, the location of the trademark applicant or trademark holder, designated goods / services, similarity group codes, and the industry or sector to which the designated goods / services belong.

[0134] <Embodiment 2: Patent Attribute Information Holding Unit>

[0135] The "patent attribute holding unit" stores patent identification information and patent attribute identification information in association. The associated patent attribute identification information is not limited to one; there may be multiple. This means that different types of patent attribute information may be associated with one patent identification information, or multiple types of patent attribute information may be associated with one patent identification information.

[0136] <Embodiment 2: Patent Attribute Selection Unit>

[0137] The "Patent Attribute Selection Unit" selects the stored patent attribute identification information. This is to be used as a key when obtaining the selected patent identification information. The selection of patent attributes can be done by selecting from the options provided for each type of patent attribute, or, in the case of keywords, by freely entering text, which has the same effect as selection. The selection of patent attributes can be done after selecting the right holder in the Right Holder Selection Unit, or the right holder can be selected after selecting the patent attributes. In this way, basically, the acquisition of the selected patent identification information is performed after two types of selections: the selection of the right holder and the selection of patent attributes.

[0138] <Embodiment 2: Selected Patent Identification Information Acquisition Unit>

[0139] The "Selected Patent Identification Information Acquisition Unit" acquires selected patent identification information, which is patent identification information associated with the right holder identification information selected in the right holder selection unit and the patent attribute identification information selected in the patent attribute selection unit. In other words, it is configured to acquire patent identification information only for patents held by a specific right holder that have specific patent attributes.

[0140] <Embodiment 2: Diagram Display Unit>

[0141] The diagram display unit of Embodiment 2 can compare one business field or one technology field of a company with other companies, and can also compare the proportion of the YK values ​​of each business field of a company to the YK values ​​of the overall business.

[0142] <<Embodiment 2: Processing Flow>>

[0143] The processing flow when executing Embodiment 2 on a computer is shown in Figure 5. That is, the YK value comparison analysis system, which is the computer of Embodiment 2, has the following operating steps, as shown in Figure 5: a patent identification information holding step, a patent attribute identification information holding step, a patent attribute holding step, a rights holder identification information holding step, a competitiveness index value history information holding step, a patent-specific rights holder information holding step, a rights holder selection step, a patent attribute selection step, a selected patent identification information acquisition step, a chart display step, an explanation text generation rule holding step, an explanation text generation step, and an explanation text output step.

[0144] <<Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration>>

[0145] The hardware configuration of Embodiment 2 is shown in Figure 6.

[0146] <<Embodiment 2: Effects>>

[0147] In the invention of Embodiment 2, by selecting patent attribute information in addition to the rights holder identification information, the competitiveness index value history information used in the chart is narrowed down, and an explanation of the total competitiveness index value history information is automatically output by business field of the rights holder, such as a company.

[0148] <<<Embodiment 3: Mainly Claims 3 and 4>>>

[0149] <<Overview of Embodiment 3>>

[0150] Embodiment 3 is based on Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2 and is configured to use rights holder identification information and, if the rights holder is a listed company, rights holder information which is one or more of the following: the company's securities report, integrated report, intellectual property report, quarterly report, corporate governance report, company website, articles in the company's magazines or newspapers, or the company's analyst report, when generating the explanatory text.

[0151] <<Embodiment 3: Functional Configuration>>

[0152] In the case of using Embodiment 1 as a basis, in addition to the configuration of Embodiment 1, it has a rights holder information holding unit, and the explanatory text generation rules are prepared to generate explanatory text using rights holder information.

[0153] In the case of using Embodiment 2 as a basis, in addition to the configuration of Embodiment 2, it has a rights holder information holding unit, and the explanatory text generation rules are prepared to generate explanatory text using rights holder information.

[0154] <<Description of Embodiment 3>>

[0155] In Embodiment 3, the configurations other than the rights holder information storage unit, the explanatory text generation rule storage unit, and the explanatory text generation unit are functionally equivalent to those in the basic Embodiments 1 and 2, so their explanation will be omitted. Instead, the three configurations described above, which are characteristic of this embodiment, will be explained.

[0156] <Embodiment 3: Rights Holder Information Retention Unit>

[0157] The "Rights Holder Information Storage Unit" stores information associated with rights holder identification information. Specifically, if the rights holder is a listed company, it is configured to store and associate rights holder information that is one or more of the following: stock code, text information from the company's securities report, text information from the integrated report, text information from the intellectual property report, text information from the quarterly report, text information from the timely disclosure, text information from the earnings briefing materials, corporate governance report, analyst report, YKS company information (company-specific YKS patent strength information: https: / / www.kudopatent.com / yksstore / yksstore_company_contents.html), YKS industry classification for which the company holds patents (a technology industry classification created by Kudo Ichiro International Patent Office, where the smallest classification unit is called a sub-classification, and sub-classifications are associated with the International Patent Classification in a 1:many relationship, allowing for overlap: https: / / www.kudopatent.com / pdf / YKSCLASS_ver1.23.pdf), company website, articles in the company's magazines or newspapers, or the company's analyst report. This is to generate higher-quality explanatory texts by using this information, along with historical data on competitiveness indicators.

[0158] A "Securities Report" contains information about a company's overview, company structure, history, and business activities, allowing for a grasp of its basic information. It also includes financial information such as financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement) and management indicators, enabling an evaluation of the company's financial condition and operating performance. Furthermore, it describes the business situation, allowing for an understanding of management strategies, performance trends, and information on major business segments, enabling estimation of the company's business development and growth potential. Finally, it includes information on risk factors, providing detailed information on risks in business operations.

[0159] This allows the system to assess risks and generate explanatory texts that encourage appropriate investment decisions. Furthermore, it includes executive information such as compensation, stock ownership, and career history, enabling assessment of corporate governance and the reliability of management. It also includes capital investment plans, containing information on the company's investment strategies and research and development activities, allowing for an explanation of the company's future growth strategy. By analyzing this information together with historical competitiveness indicator data according to predetermined rules, higher-quality explanatory texts can be generated. The text format makes it readable by computers such as AI.

[0160] The "Integrated Report" provides financial information. It includes financial data such as the company's sales, profits, assets, and liabilities. This allows for an assessment of the company's economic health and can be used in explanatory statements. Non-financial information is also included. ESG information (Environmental, Social, and Governance): This includes the company's environmental initiatives, social responsibility, and governance structure. This allows for an assessment of the company's sustainability and social responsibility, and these elements can be incorporated into explanatory statements. Furthermore, the management strategy and vision are included. The company's medium- to long-term strategies and vision are presented, providing information to understand its future growth potential.

[0161] These elements are strongly related to patent applications and patent rights, enhancing the quality of the explanatory text. They also describe risks and opportunities, including information on the risks faced by the company, countermeasures, and future opportunities. Furthermore, they describe the value creation process. This provides a detailed explanation of how the company creates value and achieves sustainable growth, strongly related to patent applications, patent rights, trademark registration applications, and trademark rights, further enhancing the quality of the explanatory text. By presenting this as text information, it is made readable by computers such as AI.

[0162] The section on intellectual property in the "Corporate Governance Report" requires a detailed description of the investment and utilization strategies for intellectual property. This includes how intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights are acquired and utilized. Furthermore, the section on the intellectual property governance system must describe the structure under which the board of directors and management oversee the investment and utilization of intellectual property. Specifically, this includes the establishment of an intellectual property strategy committee and methods for managing intellectual property risks. In addition, the report must describe intellectual property risk management, such as the management system and measures against patent infringement risk and technology leakage risk. This clarifies how the company protects its intellectual property and minimizes risks.

[0163] Furthermore, the report requires the inclusion of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for intellectual property, including setting KPIs related to investment in and utilization of intellectual property and reporting on their achievement. This allows for a quantitative evaluation of the effectiveness of a company's intellectual property strategy. The report also requires disclosure of intellectual property, demanding transparent disclosure of information related to intellectual property. This includes the status of intellectual property acquisition and utilization, as well as related risks and countermeasures. Thus, the intellectual property section of the corporate governance report is strongly related to patent applications, patent rights, trademark registration applications, and trademark rights, further enhancing the quality of the explanatory text. Moreover, by presenting the information as text, it can be read by computers such as AI.

[0164] <<Embodiment 3: Processing Flow>>

[0165] The processing flow of Embodiment 3 is basically the same as that of Embodiments 1 and 2, but the distinguishing feature is that a rights holder information retention step is added to these processing flows, the rights holder information retained in the rights holder information retention step is used in the description generation rule retention step, and similarly, the description generation step is executed using this description generation rule.

[0166] <<Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration>>

[0167] The hardware configuration of Embodiment 3 is basically the same as that of Embodiments 1 and 2, but the difference is that it is configured to utilize a rights holder information retention program, and that rights holder information is utilized by this program. Furthermore, the description text generation rule retention program is configured to utilize the rights holder information, and the description text generation program is configured to utilize these retained description text generation rules.

[0168] <<Embodiment 3: Effects>>

[0169] In Embodiment 3, since rights holder information is used, it is possible to automatically generate a higher quality explanatory text than in Embodiments 1 and 2.

[0170] <<<Derivative structure>>>

[0171] Based on embodiments 1 to 3, we propose the following derivative configurations.

[0172] <Derivative configuration 1>

[0173] A patent identification information holding unit holds patent identification information, which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of the following: patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a right holder identification information holding unit holds multiple right holder identification information, which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; a competitiveness index value history information holding unit holds competitiveness index value history information, which is information that shows the history of competitiveness index values ​​of the patent identified by the patent identification information (meaning one or more of the following: YK value, YK3 value, TK value, derived values ​​therefrom, number of citations in examination, number of claims or / or the quality or number of constituent elements of the invention described in the claims in the case of a patent application or patent right, number of family applications, number of countries of application, number of designated goods / services, number of similarity group codes, number of classes in the case of a trademark registration application or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); and patent-specific right holder information holds information that associates the patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the patent right holder identified by the patent identification information. A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: a patent-specific rights holder information holding unit; a rights holder selection unit for selecting multiple rights holder identification information held; a selected patent identification information acquisition unit for acquiring selected patent identification information, which is patent identification information associated with the rights holder identification information selected by the rights holder selection unit; a chart display unit for displaying a chart using sum competitiveness index value history information, which is obtained by summing the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification information for each rights holder; an explanatory text generation rule holding unit for holding explanatory text generation rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating explanatory text to explain the results displayed in the chart display unit; an explanatory text generation unit for generating an explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in the chart based on one or more of the selected rights holder identification information, sum competitiveness index value history information, and inter-company comparison results of the sum competitiveness index value history information, and the explanatory text generation rules; and an explanatory text output unit for outputting the generated explanatory text.

[0174] <Derivative structure 2>

[0175] A patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information, which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of a patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a patent attribute identification information holding unit that holds patent attribute identification information, which is information that indicates the attributes of a patent; a patent attribute holding unit that associates and holds patent identification information and patent attribute identification information; a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification information, which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; and a competitiveness index value (YK value, YK3 value, T) of the patent identified by the patent identification information, associated with the patent identification information. A competitiveness index value history information holding unit that holds competitiveness index value history information which is information showing the history of the K value, derived values ​​therefrom, the number of citations in examination, the number of claims and / or the quality or number of constituent elements of the invention described in the claims in the case of a patent application or patent right, the number of family applications, the number of countries where applications are filed, the number of designated goods / services, the number of similarity group codes, and the number of classes in the case of a trademark registration application or trademark right. The same applies hereinafter.) Information relating the patent identification information and the rights holder identification information of the patent holder identified by the patent identification information A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: a patent-specific rights holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific rights holder information; a rights holder selection unit for selecting multiple rights holder identification information held; a patent attribute selection unit for selecting patent attribute identification information held; a selected patent identification information acquisition unit that acquires selected patent identification information, which is patent identification information associated with the rights holder identification information selected by the rights holder selection unit and the patent attribute identification information selected by the patent attribute selection unit; a chart display unit that displays a chart using sum competitiveness index value history information obtained by summing the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification information for each rights holder; an explanatory text generation rule holding unit that holds explanatory text generation rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating explanatory text to explain the results displayed in the chart by the chart display unit; an explanatory text generation unit that generates an explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in the chart based on one or more of the selected rights holder identification information, sum competitiveness index value history information, and inter-company comparison results of the sum competitiveness index value history information and the explanatory text generation rules; and an explanatory text output unit that outputs the generated explanatory text.

[0176] <Derivative structure 3>

[0177] A patent identification information holding unit holds patent identification information, which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of a patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a right holder identification information holding unit holds multiple right holder identification information, which is information that identifies the right holder of the patent; and competitiveness index values ​​of the patent identified by the patent identification information (YK value, YK3 value, TK value, derived values ​​therefrom, number of citations in examination, number of claims and / or the quality or number of constituent elements of the invention described in the claims in the case of a patent application or patent right, number of family applications, country of application) associated with the patent identification information. In the case of a number, trademark registration application, or trademark right, this refers to one or more of the following: the number of designated goods / services, the number of similarity group codes, or the number of classes. The same applies hereinafter.) A competitiveness index value history information holding unit that holds competitiveness index value history information, which is information showing the history of competitiveness index values; a patent-specific right holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific right holder information, which is information linking patent identification information and the right holder identification information of the patent right holder identified by the patent identification information; and right holder identification information, which, if the right holder is a listed company, is used in the company's securities report, integrated report, intellectual property report, quarterly report, corporate report. A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: a rights holder information holding unit that associates and holds rights holder information, which is one or more of the following information: rate governance reports, company websites, company magazine or newspaper articles, or company analyst reports; a rights holder selection unit for selecting multiple rights holder identification pieces of information held; a selected patent identification piece acquisition unit that acquires selected patent identification piece information, which is patent identification piece information associated with the rights holder identification piece information selected by the rights holder selection unit; a chart display unit that displays charts using sum competitiveness index value history information, which is the sum of the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification piece information for each rights holder; an explanation piece generation rule holding unit that holds explanation piece generation rules, which are rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating explanation pieces based on the rights holder information held in the rights holder information holding unit and the results displayed in charts in the chart display unit; an explanation piece generation unit that generates explanation pieces of the comparison results displayed in charts based on one or more of the selected rights holder identification piece information, sum competitiveness index value history information, inter-company comparison results of sum competitiveness index value history information, rights holder information, and explanation piece output unit that outputs the generated explanation pieces.

[0178] <Derivative Structure 4>

[0179] A patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information, which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of a patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a patent attribute identification information holding unit that holds patent attribute identification information, which is information that indicates the attributes of a patent; a patent attribute holding unit that holds patent identification information and patent attribute identification information in association; a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification information, which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; and a competitiveness index value (YK value, YK3 value) of the patent identified by the patent identification information, associated with the patent identification information. A competitiveness index value history information holding unit holds competitiveness index value history information, which is information showing the history of competitiveness index values, patent identification information, and the rights holder identification information of the patent holder identified by the patent identification information. The system includes: a patent-specific rights holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific rights holder information, which is digitized information; a rights holder information holding unit that associates rights holder identification information with rights holder information, which, if the rights holder is a listed company, is one or more pieces of information from the company's securities report, integrated report, intellectual property report, quarterly report, corporate governance report, company website, company magazine or newspaper articles, or company analyst report; a rights holder selection unit for selecting multiple held rights holder identification pieces; a patent attribute selection unit for selecting held patent attribute identification pieces; a selected patent identification piece acquisition unit that acquires selected patent identification pieces, which are patent identification pieces associated with the rights holder identification pieces selected by the rights holder selection unit and the patent attribute identification pieces selected by the patent attribute selection unit; a chart display unit that displays a chart using summed competitiveness index value history information, which is the sum of the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification pieces for each rights holder; and rules for generating an explanatory text based on the rights holder information held in the rights holder information holding unit and the results displayed in the chart display unit (including cases where AI is used).A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: an explanation text generation rule holding unit that holds explanation text generation rules; an explanation text generation unit that generates an explanation text of the comparison results displayed in a chart based on one or more of the selected rights holder identification information, sum competitiveness index value history information, inter-company comparison results of the sum competitiveness index value history information, rights holder information, and explanation text output unit that outputs the generated explanation text.

[0180] <Derivative structure 5>

[0181] A patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of the following: patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a patent attribute identification information holding unit that holds patent attribute identification information which is information that indicates the attributes of a patent; a patent attribute holding unit that holds patent identification information and patent attribute identification information in association; a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification pieces of information which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; a patent-specific right holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific right holder information which is information that associates patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the right holder of the patent identified by that patent identification information; a right holder information holding unit that holds right holder identification information and, if the right holder is a listed company, right holder information which is one or more of the following: the company's securities report, integrated report, intellectual property report, quarterly report, corporate governance report, company website, company magazine or newspaper article, or company analyst report; a right holder selection unit for selecting multiple of the held right holder identification pieces of information; and a patent attribute selection unit for selecting the held patent attribute identification pieces of information. A patent comparison and analysis system comprising: a selected patent identification information acquisition unit that acquires selected patent identification information, which is patent identification information associated with the selected patent identification information and the selected patent attribute identification information selected in the patent attribute selection unit; a chart display unit that displays a chart using total patent number information obtained by summing the number of patents identified by the selected patent identification information for each patent holder; a chart display unit that holds a chart display rule which is a rule (including when AI is used) for generating a chart display rule for generating a chart display rule based on the patent information held in the patent information holding unit and the results displayed in the chart display unit; a chart display unit that generates a chart display explanation of the comparison results based on one or more of the selected patent identification information, total competitiveness index value history information, inter-company comparison results of the total competitiveness index value history information, and patent information, and the chart display rule; and a chart display unit that outputs the generated chart display rule.

[0182] <Derivative structure 6>

[0183] This system may be configured to output a separate graph as a method of displaying the history information of competitiveness indicator values, with the horizontal axis representing the time axis (year, month, day) and the vertical axis showing the discontinuous change (increase or decrease) of the competitiveness indicator value for that year, month, day. This graph is configured to display a horizontal bar on the horizontal axis indicating the year, month, day, starting from a point where the competitiveness indicator value is 0, and to display the change from this horizontal bar upwards if the value is increasing, and downwards if it is decreasing. This display may be a line graph, a bar graph, or any other graph format, and the system may be configured to display the cause of the change when the cursor is placed over a change point in the graph. In other words, the cause is a request or confirmation such as a request for inspection, provision of information, patent opposition, request for invalidation trial, or lawsuit to overturn a trial decision. The system may also be configured to display the person who made these requests along with the cause, and the system may be configured to transition to a page of information related to that person or display a link icon for further information by clicking on that person.

[0184] <Derivative structure 7>

[0185] When outputting explanatory text using this system, it is possible to configure the system to include symbols in the explanatory text and simultaneously place the same symbols, arrows, or icons in the corresponding locations in the outputted figures and tables. This configuration makes it easy to understand which parts of a graph or chart to focus on and how to interpret its meaning.

[0186] 0100 YK Value Comparison Analysis System 0101 Patent Identification Information Holding Unit 0102 Right Holder Identification Information Holding Unit 0103 Competitiveness Indicator History Information Holding Unit 0104 Patent-Specific Right Holder Information Holding Unit 0105 Right Holder Selection Unit 0106 Selected Patent Identification Information Acquisition Unit 0107 Description Generation Rule Holding Unit 0108 Description Generation Unit 0109 Description Output Unit

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1. A patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of the following: patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification information which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; a competitiveness index value history information holding unit that holds competitiveness index value history information which is information that shows the history of the competitiveness index value (meaning one or more of the following: YK value, YK3 value, TK value, or derived values ​​therefrom; the same applies hereinafter) of the patent identified by the patent identification information in association with the patent identification information; a patent-specific right holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific right holder information which is information that associates the patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the patent right holder identified by the patent identification information; a right holder selection unit for selecting multiple of the held right holder identification information; and a selected patent identification information acquisition unit that acquires selected patent identification information which is patent identification information associated with each of the right holder identification information selected by the right holder selection unit. A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: a chart display unit that displays a chart in a comparative manner between rights holders using summed competitiveness index value history information, which is obtained by summing the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by selected patent identification information for each rights holder; an explanatory text generation rule holding unit that holds explanatory text generation rules, which are rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating explanatory text to explain the results displayed in the chart display unit; an explanatory text generation unit that generates an explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in the chart based on one or more of the selected rights holder identification information, summed competitiveness index value history information, and inter-company comparison results of the summed competitiveness index value history information, and the explanatory text generation rules; and an explanatory text output unit that outputs the generated explanatory text.

2. A patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of a patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a patent attribute identification information holding unit that holds patent attribute identification information which is information that indicates the attributes of a patent; a patent attribute holding unit that associates patent identification information and patent attribute identification information; a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification information which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; a competitiveness index value history information holding unit that holds competitiveness index value history information which is information that associates the competitiveness index value of the patent identified by the patent identification information (meaning one or more of a YK value, YK3 value, TK value, or derived values ​​therefrom; the same applies hereinafter); a patent-specific right holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific right holder information which is information that associates patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the right holder of the patent identified by the patent identification information; a right holder selection unit for selecting multiple of the held right holder identification information; A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: a patent attribute selection unit for selecting held patent attribute identification information; a selected patent identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the right holder identification information selected by the right holder selection unit and selected patent identification information which is patent identification information associated with the patent attribute identification information selected by the patent attribute selection unit; a chart display unit for displaying a chart using sum competitiveness index value history information which is obtained by summing the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification information for each right holder; an explanatory text generation rule holding unit which holds explanatory text generation rules which are rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating explanatory text to explain the results displayed in the chart display unit; an explanatory text generation unit for generating an explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in the chart based on one or more of the selected right holder identification information, sum competitiveness index value history information, and inter-company comparison results of the sum competitiveness index value history information and the explanatory text generation rules; and an explanatory text output unit for outputting the generated explanatory text.

3. A patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of a patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification information which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; a competitiveness index value history information holding unit that holds competitiveness index value history information which is information that shows the history of the competitiveness index value (meaning one or more of a YK value, YK3 value, TK value, or derived values ​​therefrom; the same applies hereinafter) of the patent identified by the patent identification information in association with the patent identification information; a patent-specific right holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific right holder information which is information that associates the patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the right holder of the patent identified by the patent identification information; A rights holder information holding unit that associates rights holder identification information with rights holder information that, if the rights holder is a listed company, is one or more of the following: the company's securities report, integrated report, intellectual property report, quarterly report, corporate governance report, company website, articles in the company's magazines or newspapers, or analyst reports of the company; a rights holder selection unit for selecting multiple rights holder identification pieces from the held rights holder identification pieces; a selected patent identification piece acquisition unit that acquires selected patent identification piece information, which is patent identification piece information associated with the rights holder identification piece information selected by the rights holder selection unit; a chart display unit that displays charts using summed competitiveness index value history information, which is the sum of the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification piece information for each rights holder; and a chart generation rule holding unit that holds chart generation rules, which are rules (including cases where AI is used) for generating a chart based on the rights holder information held in the rights holder information holding unit and the results displayed in charts in the chart display unit. A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: an explanatory text generation unit that generates an explanatory text of the comparison results displayed in a chart based on one or more of the following: selected rights holder identification information, sum competitiveness index value history information, inter-firm comparison results of the sum competitiveness index value history information, and rights holder information, and an explanatory text generation rule; and an explanatory text output unit that outputs the generated explanatory text.

4. A patent identification information holding unit that holds patent identification information which is information that identifies a patent (meaning one or more of a patent application, patent right, trademark registration application, or trademark right; the same applies hereinafter); a patent attribute identification information holding unit that holds patent attribute identification information which is information that indicates the attributes of a patent; a patent attribute holding unit that holds patent identification information and patent attribute identification information in association; a right holder identification information holding unit that holds multiple right holder identification information which is information that identifies the right holder who owns the patent; a competitiveness index value history information holding unit that holds competitiveness index value history information which is information that indicates the history of the competitiveness index value (meaning one or more of a YK value, YK3 value, TK value, or derived values ​​therefrom; the same applies hereinafter) of the patent identified by the patent identification information in association with the patent identification information; a patent-specific right holder information holding unit that holds patent-specific right holder information which is information that associates patent identification information with the right holder identification information of the right holder of the patent identified by the patent identification information; A rights holder information holding unit that associates rights holder identification information with rights holder information that, if the rights holder is a listed company, is one or more of the following: the company's securities report, integrated report, intellectual property report, quarterly report, corporate governance report, company website, articles in the company's magazines or newspapers, or company analyst reports; a rights holder selection unit for selecting multiple rights holder identification pieces from the held rights holder identification pieces; a patent attribute selection unit for selecting patent attribute identification pieces from the held patent attribute identification pieces; a selected patent identification piece acquisition unit that acquires selected patent identification pieces, which are patent identification pieces associated with the rights holder identification pieces selected in the rights holder selection unit and the patent attribute identification pieces selected in the patent attribute selection unit; a chart display unit that displays charts using summed competitiveness index value history information, which is obtained by summing the competitiveness index value history information of patents identified by the selected patent identification pieces for each rights holder; and rules for generating explanatory text based on the rights holder information held in the rights holder information holding unit and the results displayed in charts in the chart display unit (including cases where AI is used).A YK value comparison analysis system comprising: an explanation text generation rule holding unit that holds explanation text generation rules; an explanation text generation unit that generates an explanation text of the comparison results displayed in a chart based on one or more of the selected rights holder identification information, sum competitiveness index value history information, inter-company comparison results of the sum competitiveness index value history information, rights holder information, and the explanation text generation rule; and an explanation text output unit that outputs the generated explanation text.

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