Patent Portfolio Correlation Analysis for PBR-Based Company Evaluation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing financial indicators like Price Book-Value Ratio (PBR) are insufficient for comprehensive company analysis, as they do not account for intellectual property investments.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that analyzes the relationship between PBR and a company's patent portfolio, incorporating data on patent applications and patents to assess investment efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If only Price Book-Value Ratio (PBR) is used for company analysis, then the analysis is simple and quick, but the analysis is insufficient and lacks comprehensive evaluation capability

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveanalysis speedVSAvoidanalysis comprehensiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines PBR data with patent portfolio data into a unified analysis system. The analyzer integrates multiple data sources (financial statements for PBR calculation and patent databases for IP portfolio information) to create a comprehensive company evaluation framework that maintains efficiency while enhancing analytical depth.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The information processing apparatus performs multiple functions: calculating PBR from financial statements, retrieving patent portfolio information, analyzing the relationship between financial performance and IP assets, and generating comprehensive evaluation reports. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate analysis tools.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If PBR and patent portfolio data are combined for analysis, then the analysis comprehensiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveanalysis comprehensivenessVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into distinct functional modules: a PBR calculation module that processes financial statements, a patent portfolio retrieval module that queries patent databases, an analysis module that correlates the two data types, and a report generation module. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary data processing layer that standardizes and prepares both PBR data and patent portfolio data before analysis. This intermediary layer handles data cleaning, formatting, and normalization, simplifying the integration of diverse data types and reducing the complexity of the analysis logic.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250390954A1Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, And Recording Medium Storing Program

Publication Date: 2025.12.25 ALPS ALPINE CO LTD

AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes an analyzer that analyzes the relationship between a price book-value ratio and a patent portfolio for a processing target company in a predetermined period of time based on information on the price book-value ratio of the company and information on patents of the company, and an output processor that outputs an analysis result of the relationship.