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Patent #:
Title:
US 6646542
Global paging system using packet-switched digital data network and remote country
designation
Report Date: 10/17/2012
Total Patent Factor™:
500/1000
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to make legal assessments, or to support business-critical decisions relating to this patent. High confidence strategies and real-world
valuation occurs when Legal, Commercial, and Technology Factors are assessed with the understanding of how each factor interrelates
with the others.
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Patent Factor since a single "score" may obfuscate important components contributing
to patent value from the Recipient's unique objectives, perspective, core knowledge,
assumptions or understanding of the discrete legal, technology or commercial
indicators reviewed in this report.
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bibliometric analysis).
Each FACTOR may earn a maximum score of 1000, and a minimum score of ZERO.
This Summary Page is followed by individual factor analysis, further detailed by
accompanying notes and references.
Patent Factor™ Index Summary
Remaining Life of Patent: 4 year(s), 1 months
Patent Legal Factor (PL/f): 750/1000
This patent appears to have a very good legal factor index compared to closely related patents compared in this report. This rating
suggests that there are some legal elements of this patent that are unfavorable, and may affect the enforceability, value, and
anticipated commercialization strategy. Review legal factor indices.
Patent Commercial Factor (PC/f): 500/1000
This patent appears to have an average commercialization potential when compared to closely related patents. Review the high and
low ranking commercial indices to determine whether these are mitigated by offsetting legal or technical indices. Assess the impact
on the costs to commercialize this patent. Review commercial factor indices.
Patent Technology Factor (PT/f): 250/1000
This patent appears technically weak. This may be a result of a technology the represents a nearly insignificant improvement over the
antecedent technology, that the technology has limited value outside of this core product or market area, or a variety of other factors.
Review technical factor indices.
Report Contents
Section 1: Patent Bibliography
Section 2: Patent Legal Factor (PL/I)
Section 3: Patent Commercial Factor (PC/f)
Section 4: Patent Technology Factor (PT/f)
Section 5: Interpreting This Report
Section 6: Definitions and References
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Patent Bibliography
Patent #: US 6646542
Document Kind: B1
Title: Global paging system using packet-switched digital data network and remote country
designation
Current Applicant: TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC, MARYLAND
Applicants (Assignees):
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS LLC
Named Inventors:
MARDIROSSIAN ARIS
Agents:
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. ,
Filing Date: 11/19/1996
Issue/Pub Date: 11/11/2003
Patent Termination: 11/19/2016
Patent Enforceability Status: Enforceable
US Classifications / Sub Classes:
340/00729
340/00727
IPC Classifications / Sub Classes:
H04Q/00714
H04W/08402
Jump forward to: Citations
Abstract:
A global paging system and corresponding method are disclosed in which an originating user pages a receiving user in a different country
without the paging message being broadcast in all areas. According to certain embodiments, the originating user E-mails a web site or
server of the paging system paging information, with the server then transmitting the paging message over a packet-switched digital data
network (e.g. the Internet) to a receiving or terminating web site or server located in the different country. In certain embodiments, the
receiving user remotely inputs a designated country into the paging system so that when the receiving user is paged, the paging system
first pages the receiving user in the designated country or area without broadcasting the paging message in other countries or areas.
Patent Family & Legal Information:
Publication
Title
Filed
App #
Status
US2004058693A1
Global paging system using packet-switched digital
data network and remote country designation
9/22/2003
66490003
Enforceable
US39870E1
Global paging system using packet-switched digital
data network and remote country designation
12/16/2005
30309405
Enforceable
US6646542B1
Global paging system using packet-switched digital
data network and remote country designation
11/19/1996
75262496
Enforceable
Gazette Date
1/6/2011
4/24/2007
4/5/2000
Code
FPAY
FPAY
AS
11/19/1996
AS
US6960983B2
Gazette Date
2/14/2006
Description (remarks)
FEE PAYMENT
FEE PAYMENT
ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ARIS MARDIROSSIAN,
INC.;REEL/FRAME:010719/0975
ASSIGNED TO: TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC, MARYLAND
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/20/1999
ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MARDIROSSIAN,
ARIS;REEL/FRAME:008317/0532
ASSIGNED TO: ARIS MARDIROSSIAN, INC., MARYLAND
EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/15/1996
Global paging system using packet-switched digital
data network and remote country designation
Code
RF
9/22/2003
66490003
Enforceable
Description (remarks)
REISSUE APPLICATION FILED
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/16/2005
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WO1998022919A1
GLOBAL PAGING SYSTEM WITH REMOTE COUNTRY
ADDRESSING
11/12/1997
9720237
Enforceable
WO9822919A1
GLOBAL PAGING SYSTEM WITH REMOTE COUNTRY
ADDRESSING
11/12/1997
9720237
Not
Enforceable
Gazette Date
5/19/2000
3/15/2000
10/21/1998
Code
NENP
122
121
8/20/1998
DFPE
5/28/1998
5/28/1998
AK
AL
Description (remarks)
NON-ENTRY INTO THE NATIONAL PHASE IN:
EP: PCT APP. NOT ENT. EUROP. PHASE
EP: THE EPO HAS BEEN INFORMED BY WIPO THAT WAS DESIGNATED IN THIS
APPLICATION
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FILED PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF
19TH MONTH FROM PRIORITY DATE (PCT APPLICATION FILED BEFORE
20040101)
DESIGNATED STATES
DESIGNATED COUNTRIES FOR REGIONAL PATENTS
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Patent Legal Factor (PL/l)
OVERALL LEGAL FACTOR SCORE
1.
ENFORCEABILITY
A US patent has three maintenance fee payment dates between issuance and expiration. Failure to pay
maintenance fees, or expiration results in an unenforceable patent. If a patent is in review, the
enforceability rating is reduced since there is a chance the patent will be invalidated.
2.
TOTAL RELEVANCY STRENGTH
Relevancy ranking of this patent compared to the 100 most relevant US patents returned from a Latent
Semantic Analysis search using the full text claims of this patent.
3.
NOVELTY
Based on backward patent citations. A higher number of backward citations generally indicates a
reduction of invention novelty. This indicator shows the placement in number of backward citations
compared to the 100 most relevant patents.
4.
INNOVATIVE SCOPE
Patents containing a higher number of backward patent and non-patent citations have been shown to
have a narrower scope of claims (more limitations) than related patents with fewer citations.
5. VALIDITY CONFIDENCE (Un-cited Earlier Filed Art)
A lower number of highly relevant but un-cited patents with earlier filing dates, disregarding earlier prior
art issue dates, increases the confidence of surviving an invalidity challenge.
6. VALIDITY CONFIDENCE (Un-cited Concurrent Art)
Discovery of fewer highly relevant but un-cited Concurrent art patents (co-pending during prosecution)
increase the confidence of surviving an invalidity or infringement challenge.
7.
SUSTAINABILITY IN OPPOSITION
The number of inventors on a patent significantly correlates to opposition survivability; the fewer
inventors, the more likely a patent is to survive opposition.
8.
LITIGATION AVOIDANCE
When compared to closely related patents, if this patent has fewer forward citations within 3 years of
issuance, it will substantially increase likelihood of avoiding future litigation.
9.
TABLE 1.0 - KEY LEGAL INDEX METRICS
Patent Expiration Date:
Number of Backward Patent and Non-patent Citations:
Number of Relevant Un-cited Prior Art Patents:
Number of Relevant Un-cited Concurrent Art Patents:
Number of Forward Citations (within 3 yrs post issuance):
11/19/2016
18
0
4
2
10. [ About This Report | Definitions | Related Tables & Charts | References ]
Notes: Patent Legal Factor (PL/f)
1.
Enforceability: The actual patent term may be different from the patent term shown if there were any patent term adjustments made under 35
USC § 1.705.
2.
Relevancy: Higher ranked patents are more relevant to the claims of this patent, based on Pantros IP's Latent Semantic Analysis search results.
3.
Novelty: More prior art citations limit the scope of the inventor's claim for novelty since the patent builds previous innovations or preexisting
knowledge. Statistically, non-patent citations restrict novelty more than patent citations.
4.
Innovative Scope: Patents containing a higher number of backward citations have narrower innovative scope. This is offset on patents that have
a correspondingly higher number of claims. This report does not adjust scope based on the number of claims.
5.
Validity: (Table A) Evidence in various patent litigation studies suggests that un-cited prior art is the most common basis for invalidity or revocation
decisions by the court of patent office.
6.
Concurrent Art: (Table A) Concurrent art citations represent a high risk to a patent since there was no way for the Applicant, or possibly the
patent examiner, to know the disclosure or claims contained in the Concurrent Art citations.
7.
Opposition: only the number of inventors is significantly correlated with the maintenance of the patent but exerts a negative effect on the
likelihood of the patent surviving opposition.
8.
Opposition/Litigation Avoidance: Compared to relevant patents, one additional forward citation per claim raises the probability of an
infringement lawsuit or opposition by 22 percent. A one standard deviation increase in forward citations per claim raises the probability of litigation
or opposition by 35 percent. A low score suggests that the higher probability of litigation or opposition (when compared to other patents listed in
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the top 100) will result in either loss of patent rights if a competitor is successful in invalidating or opposing the patent, or in significant investment in
litigation or opposition defense by the owner seeking patent enforcement.
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Patent Prior Art and Possible Uncited Prior Art for Patent No: US 6646542
TABLE A
Backward Citations
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
4644347
4644351
4713808
5122795
5237321
5243645
5355126
5379030
5392452
5396643
5436960
5487100
5493286
5519706
5537407
5543785
5548814
5552779
Forward Citations
US 6876302 (E)
US 6960983 (E)
US RE39870
UN-cited Prior Art*
UN-cited Concurrent Art*
US
US
US
US
5862330
5881234
5956027
6031836
* NOTE: Patents listed in the "un-cited" prior art columns were identified as patents meeting certain statistical parameters. The listing of any patent
does not imply that the patent is, in fact, prior art, but merely identifies patents with a high likelihood of meeting prior art requirements. Thorough
analysis by a competent patent legal professional is required to determine whether any listed patents are prior art to the patent being analyzed in this
report.
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Patent Commercial Factor (PC/f)
OVERALL COMMERCIAL FACTOR SCORE
11. FORWARD CITATION VALUE CONTRIBUTION
A larger number of forward citations when compared to the 100 most closely related patents
disproportionately increases the value of this patent.
12. BACKWARD CITATION VALUE CONTRIBUTION
The larger number of backward patent citations tend to suggest a larger market size. Backward
citations are a less reliable contributor to patent value than Forward Cites.
13. ENFORCEMENT LICENSING POTENTIAL
Fewer applicants dominating a particular field present a more favorable environment to pursue more
costly opportunities to generate the highest revenue per licensee.
14. PARTNERING LICENSING POTENTIAL (CROSS-CLASSIFICATION)
Licensing potential into non-obvious or unrelated patent classes is based on invention activity in
closely-related markets protected by different US classifications.
15. CROWDEDNESS (POTENTIAL LICENSEES)
Crowdedness (more assignees practicing highly related patents that are within the top 100 most
relevant) suggests more activity in the market, and more licensing opportunities.
16. DIVESTITURE LICENSING PREMIUM (PATENT GROUP)
Broader market protection corresponds to the increased number of patents, and value of each patent
this applicant owns (Patent Group) within the 100 most relevant.
17. PATENT GROUP COMPETITIVE POSITION
The competitive position of this applicant's Patent Group relative to the size of other applicants' Patent
Groups identified within the 100 most relevant patents.
18. IN-LICENSE OPPORTUNITY
For portfolio expansion through in-licensing: this index rates the relative number of high interest,
unassigned enforceable patents within the 100 most relevant.
19. TABLE 2.0 - KEY COMMERCIAL INDEX METRICS
Number of Different Classifications Within 100 Most Relevant Patents:
Potential Licensees (Applicants) Within 100 Most Relevant Patents:
Number of Unassigned Patents Within Top 100 (Informational):
Number of Patents Owned by This Applicant Within Top 100 (Patent Group):
14
48
32
2
20. [ About This Report | Definitions | Related Tables & Charts | References ]
Notes: Patent Commercial Factor (PC/f)
11. Forward Citation Value: Compared to relevant patents within this semantic technology area, each extra citation per patent boosts market value
by 3%. Patents with two to three times the median number of forward citations carry a 35% value premium, and those with 20 citations and more
command a 54% market value premium. The factor bar indicates how this patent compares to the 100 most relevant in this technology area. (Patent
Applications rarely have forward citations.)
13. Enforcement Licensing: A higher enforcement (stick) licensing potential is shown when fewer applicants dominate this field, assuming that
higher costs of aggressive litigation correspond to higher long-term revenue potential. Interpret this factor bar IN THE INVERSE if the objective is to
broadly assert this patent against many smaller licensees who would see licensing as an annoying but affordable alternative to litigation.
14. Partnering Licensing: (TABLE B) Emerging technologies, or parallel inventions that exist outside of the Classification of this patent can present
unanticipated licensing opportunities into non-obvious patent classifications. The Patent Factor identifies non-obvious patent classifications of
closely related patents (based on semantic analysis of the claims of this patent).
15. Crowdedness: (TABLE C) A listing of potential licensees (applicants owning closely related patents). A larger number of companies with more
than one patent indicates broader industry investment in R&D, positively correlating to a more valuable commercial market.
16. Divestiture Licensing: A negative factor rating (red) means that this applicant only owns one patent listed in the most relevant 100, although
ownership of more patents that may not appear in the top 100 may also increase the discrete value of this patent, especially if this patent is
included in a licensing bundle.
17. Patent Competitive Group Position: Based on the premise that the list of the 100 most relevant patents defines the corpus of a technology
domain, ownership of more than one patent on the list would indicate broader market presence. If the owner of this patent owns a larger
percentage of the top 100 patents than other listed patent owners, it receives a higher score for its competitive position.
18. In-licensing Opportunity: This score applies only to US Patents, which can be filed and owned by an individual (i.e., "unassigned"). European
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patents and applications always have an assignee.
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PC/f: Licensing Analysis
- Semantic search results may list related patents across seemingly unrelated Classifications. Patents categorized in such crossclassifications may have been misclassified, may disclose multiple inventions in different classes, or may reflect a diffusion of this
technology into other technology areas.
- The readers subject matter expertise is important in determining whether prolific applicants are inclined to respond negatively or
positively to a "carrot" licensing offer. On the other hand, companies recently entering this technology area with products reading on
just a few patents may be more amenable to licensing your technology.
TABLE B
Licensing Potential: Relevant Classifications
Non-obvious Classifications:
The top 100 most relevant patents returned from the semantic
search of the claims of patent US 6646542 may indicate
closely related patents in different Classifications. These nonobvious classifications often represent licensing opportunities
not previously considered.
Classification # of Patents
340
4
345
2
358
2
370
7
379
1
395
3
455
4
705
10
706
1
707
4
709
55
713
3
715
1
726
2
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TABLE C
Field of Potential Licensees
Applicant Name
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC
ALPHAWOLF CONSULTING INC
ARCH WIRELESS INC
AT & T CORP
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP
BAUER DANIEL NIKOLAUS
CIT ALCATEL
CORETEX LTD
CRANE ASSOCIATES INC
DATALINK SYSTEMS CORP
DOUBLE CLICK INC
EFUSION INC
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC
ERICSSON INC
ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO
HIGHWAY TO HEALTH INC
HOSEO UNIVERSITY
IBM
INTEL CORP
IRIS WIRELESS LLC
JEE HWAN MOON
JUNO ONLINE SERVICES INC
KT FREETEL CO LTD
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
MOTOROLA INC
NETIQ CORP
NETPIA DOT COM INC
NIRAGONOGO INC
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD
PALMSOURCE INC
R R DONNELLEY AND SONS COMPANY
SABRE INC
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
SBC TECHN RES INC
SCHNETZLER STEVE
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC
SIEMENS INF & COMM NETWORKS
SILICON GRAPHICS INC
SONY CORP
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMM AB
T JAT SYSTEMS 2006 LTD
TELCONTAR
TOSHIBA KK
VUCAST LLC
WAVEMARKET INC
WEATHERSBY ROBERT
Identifying Licensees: Table C
# of Patents
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Companies (applicants) named on the 100 patents most
relevant to patent US 6646542 have an interest in your product
or technology area. Applicants with multiple patents listed
within the top 100 have invested heavily in this area, and
consider this technology segment to be of high commercial
interest.
Prolific applicants within this technology / product area may
prefer litigation to licensing, while smaller applicants may
welcome the opportunity to in-license to fortify their smaller
portfolio.
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TABLE D
In-licensing / Opportunistic Licensing
Patents
US 20010003175
US 20010036182
US 20010037369
US 20010042097
US 20010042106
US 20010051978
US 20020007398
US 20020018236
US 20020026498
US 20020065887
US 20020073166
US 20020078076
US 20020083132
US 20020107002
US 20020133403
US 20020143891
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
20020184318
20030018747
20030056120
20030078989
20030081591
20030088693
20030093520
20030137544
20030154101
20030163459
20030208547
20030212592
20040039778
20040205198
20050022013
5881234
Unassigned Patents
The most relevant unassigned patents represent an
opportunity for a company practicing in this technology area to
expand its portfolio by in-licensing.
Patents are recorded without an assignee (applicant) name for
various reasons, including a decision by the applicant to not
record the assignment, or because there was no separate
legal entity (other than the inventor) to hold the rights for this
patent.
(TABLE D) In-licensing potential is NOT incorporated into the PC/f scoring total which only focuses on out-licensing. Higher scores for this index
indicate that there may be a large number of the top 100 patents that are unassigned. This indicates ownership by individual inventors. Building a
portfolio of high quality patents by licensing or acquiring patents from individual inventors is often less expensive and more efficient than licensing
from large entities. (A large percentage of "unassigned" published applications listed in the top 100 may actually be assigned, but do not reflect a
later filed assignment.)
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Patent Technology Factor (PT/f)
OVERALL TECHNOLOGY FACTOR SCORE
21. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT
This patent factor bar indicates whether this patent is a small incremental step, or a significant leap
over the technology disclosed in the 100 most closely related patents.
22. TECHNICAL SOPHISTICATION
A higher number of forward citations to this patent, when compared to the 100 most relevant patents,
indicates a higher level of technical sophistication.
23. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
The higher the number of primary classifications within this patent's forward citations that differ from the
present invention, the more diffused the core technology is.
24. TECHNOLOGY COGENCY
More inventors listed on the present patent, when compared to the 100 most relevant patents, argue in
favor of a stronger, more substantial and persistent technology (cogency).
25. TABLE 3.0 - KEY TECHNOLOGY FACTOR METRICS
Number of Different Classifications of Forward Cited Patents:
Number of Inventors Listed in This Patent:
2
1
26. [ About This Report | Definitions | Related Tables & Charts | References ]
Notes: Patent Technical Factor (PT/f)
21. Technology Advancement: An increased number of backward citations, when compared to closely related patents, generally indicates that the
current patent is more closely linked to previous innovations or pre-existing knowledge upon which the inventor builds (smaller technology
advancement). An exception occurs when a correspondingly high number of claims support the larger number of backward citations. This report
does not adjust for claims count.
22. Technical Sophistication: Technical sophistication is evidenced by forward citations. The number of forward citations a patent receives
correlates positively with its technological importance, as measured by expert opinions, social value, and industry awards, as well as to an
increased economic value of the invention.
23. Emerging Technologies: (TABLE E.) A higher emerging technologies score occurs when there is a high number of classifications which differ
from the primary classification of the present patent. However, in some cases, a number of different classifications of the forward citations may
still be within the core technology area. Be sure to review the classification diversity in the table below.
24. Technology Cogency: When more inventors contribute to an invention, it tends to be "more complete". If this patent has more inventors listed
when compared to the mean number of inventors on closely related patents, it will generally be a stronger, more important technology. This may
not be all positive, since the larger number of inventors also reduces the likelihood that the patent will survive opposition (#7).
PT/f: Emerging Technologies
- A high rate of adoption of the core technology protected by this patent by unrelated industry segments reinforces the importance of the
this technology.
- The forward citations of the Patent of Interest that have main classifications outside of its own main classification demonstrate the
technology advancement, direction and commercial value.
- The higher the number of main classes found in the patent's forward citations, the further the patent's foundational technology has
diffused into other technological areas. A high number of classes represents a high value in the emerging technologies score of the
patent and increases its value.
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TABLE E
Emerging Technologies
Diffusion of Classifications
The forward citations of this patent are categorized in the
following primary classifications. Classifications that differ from
the present patent indicate a diffusion of this patent's
technology into other technology areas.
Classification # of Patents
340
3
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PT/f: Technology Adoption / Diffusion (S-Curve)
S-curves represent the generational improvements in technology within this area over time, and at what point a particular technology
enters the curve. The curves are used to visualize (a) the probable useful life of a patent (based on the number of generations of
improvement since the issuance of this patent), and (b) the adoption of this technology by other industry areas, or the diffusion of
technology to spawn related innovation.
The value of this patent is tied positively to a number of S-curve factors: Higher value technologies appear closer to the front of a new
S-curve, and the steeper, longer curves indicate a larger market. A dispositive factor is the appearance of many generations of
technology improvement (more discrete S-curves) since this patent appeared; this may indicate a a more rapid obsolescence (shorter
useful life) of that patent's technology.
l
l
l
l
S-Curve charts below show the number of related patents (gold line) occurring within each year (X Axis).
The green triangles arrows
show the issue and filing year of patent US 5340197 in relation to all other patents in the series.
The dashed line "S-Curve" is the geometric mean average of patent activity occurring during the series years.
A decline in the number of patents in the most recent years may indicate either:
a. an actual decline in patent activity within this technology area,
b. a delay in public notification (not yet issued or published), or
c. the assignment of this technology to a new patent classification (i.e., reclassification) not tracked by this report.
TABLE F
100 Patents Most Relevant to Patent US 6646542
About S-Curve
This S-Curve plots the 100 patents most closely related to
patent US 6646542 based on the Semantic search of the
claims of this patent, regardless of patent classification.
The most relevant patents may have been issued in patent
classifications different from the classification of this patent,
indicating the possible diffusion of this technology across
various product or industry sectors.
The date range (X axis) is from the earliest to latest issue date
of the 100 most relevant patents.
Any year not shown means that none of the 100 most relevant
patents were issued during that year.
TABLE G
25 Year Trend, Year Issued, Main Classification 340
About S-Curve
Seminal patents within a patent classification typically occur
at the steepest transition between the "long flat tail" and the
rapid rise in the curve.
If patent US 6646542 is closer to the Front of an S-Curve, it is
considered to be a more important technology upon which
rapid improvement or subsequent diffusion is based.
A sequence of individual S-Curves indicates a succession of
noticeable improvements in this technology area - know as
"technology generations". The technological importance and
economic value of this patent may diminish with each
subsequent generation since it issued, regardless of where it
resides on the S-Curve within its own generation.
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TABLE H
25 Year Trend, Year Filed, Patent Main Classification 340
About S-Curve
Beginning in 2001, patent applications (dotted line) are
published 18 months after initial filing whether they have
issued or not. They serve as an "early predictor" of the issued
patent S-Curve above.
A rapid rise in the patent application activity may be an early
indicator that a vigorous period of technology diffusion or
adoption may be imminent.
Do not simply assume that a rapid decline in the most recent
1-1/2 years means a tapering off of activity within this
classification. Because of the 18 month publication rule, many
pending patents may not be reflected on this chart. Verify new
patent application activity every few months.
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Latent Semantic Search Results List
27. Following is the list of the 100 most relevant patents used in generating this PF/i Report. (current Patent in blue)
Rank
Document
Applicant
Filing/Issue Dates
Patent Title
100%
US 5918009
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
4/25/1997 - 6/29/1999
Technique for sharing information on world wide web;
99.49% US 6134584
IBM
11/21/1997 - 10/17/2000
Method for accessing and retrieving information from a source
maintained by a network server;
98.57% US 20040181572
NETPIA DOT COM INC
2/11/2004 - 9/16/2004
System for providing information related to a location using
keyword name and method thereof;
98.34% US 20020026498
NOT ASSIGNED
8/31/2001 - 2/28/2002
System and method for providing a community service to users
of the internet;
98.16% US 20030056120
NOT ASSIGNED
10/25/2001 - 3/20/2003
Login method and system for use with carry-on electronic
device;
98.01% US 20020073166
NOT ASSIGNED
12/7/2000 - 6/13/2002
Method, system, and apparatus for providing message data
regarding events associated with websites;
97.63% US 20020198884
CIT ALCATEL
6/13/2002 - 12/26/2002
Method for providing a service for organizing meetings for
users of a communication network, and communication
network, service computer and program madule therefore;
97.53% US 6070185
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
5/2/1997 - 5/30/2000
Technique for obtaining information and services over a
communication network;
97.44% US 20020083132
NOT ASSIGNED
1/8/2002 - 6/27/2002
Accessing page bundles on a portable client having intermittent
network connectivity;
96.97% US 7020703
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC
2/12/2001 - 3/28/2006
Messaging system;
96.94% US RE39870
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS LLC
12/16/2005 - 10/9/2007
Global paging system using packet-switched digital data
network and remote country designation;
96.86% US 6055510
AT & T CORP
10/24/1997 - 4/25/2000
Method for performing targeted marketing over a large
computer network;
96.80% US 7113801
KT FREETEL CO LTD
2/6/2002 - 9/26/2006
Method for receiving data using SMS and wireless internet and
system thereof;
96.55% US 20120166528
VUCAST LLC
3/5/2012 - 6/28/2012
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PROVIDERSELECTED MESSSAGE IN RESPONSE TO A USER REQUEST
FOR USER-SELECTRED INFORMATION;
96.31% US 5881234
NOT ASSIGNED
4/26/1996 - 3/9/1999
Method and system to provide internet access to users via
non-home service providers;
96.26% US 7739350
IBM
12/10/2003 - 6/15/2010
Voice enabled network communications;
96.23% US 20080005299
T JAT SYSTEMS 2006 LTD
6/28/2006 - 1/3/2008
Method for sending messages to a mobile telephone;
96.19% US 5956027
AT & T CORP
12/12/1995 - 9/21/1999
Method and apparatus for sharing a web page;
96.17% US 7120695
ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M
8/23/2001 - 10/10/2006
Method for limiting conveyance information of user profile
within mobile Internet transactions;
96.07% US 20010042106
NOT ASSIGNED
7/21/1998 - 11/15/2001
MULTI-USER INTERACTIVE WEB SERVER AND
COMMUNICATION METHOD BETWEEN USERS USING THE
SAME;
96.01% US 8131820
VUCAST LLC
4/4/2011 - 3/6/2012
Apparatus and method for providing a provider-selected
message in response to a user request for user-selected
information;
95.98% US 20020133547
CORETEX LTD
3/15/2001 - 9/19/2002
Method and system for real time net communication under the
basis of documents;
95.96% US 8064434
T JAT SYSTEMS 2006 LTD
6/28/2006 - 11/22/2011
Method for providing internet services to a telephone user;
95.95% US 20020107002
NOT ASSIGNED
2/8/2001 - 8/8/2002
Personalised alerting and response system and method;
95.87% US 20030078989
NOT ASSIGNED
2/10/1999 - 4/24/2003
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION AND DELIVERY
OF TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS TO INFORMATIONAL APPLIANCES;
95.85% US 20010036182
NOT ASSIGNED
1/8/2001 - 11/1/2001
Method and apparatus for selecting and delivering internet
based advertising;
95.82% US 20030093520
NOT ASSIGNED
10/24/2002 - 5/15/2003
Method of controlling the amount of data transferred between a
terminal and a server;
95.73% US 20030208547
NOT ASSIGNED
4/30/2003 - 11/6/2003
Direct internet mail access through links in wireless instant
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messaging systems;
95.72% US 20050022013
NOT ASSIGNED
9/7/2002 - 1/27/2005
Method for customized data output on a web site;
95.41% US 20040107247
TOSHIBA KK
11/25/2003 - 6/3/2004
Information processing system, server and Web address
issuing method;
95.34% US 20020078076
NOT ASSIGNED
12/15/2000 - 6/20/2002
Simulator disposed between a server and a client system;
95.32% US 20020133403
NOT ASSIGNED
3/15/2001 - 9/19/2002
System for transmitting promotional information;
95.23% US 7093019
HEWLETT PACKARD
DEVELOPMENT CO
11/21/2000 - 8/15/2006
Method and apparatus for providing an automated login
process;
95.18% US 6094681
SIEMENS INF & COMM
NETWORKS
3/31/1998 - 7/25/2000
Apparatus and method for automated event notification;
95.15% US 20090204690
BAUER DANIEL NIKOLAUS
2/9/2009 - 8/13/2009
IDENTIFYING A LOCATION OF A SERVER;
95.10% US 7570942
PALMSOURCE INC
11/12/2005 - 8/4/2009
Transactional message-queue communication for wirelessly
networked devices system and method;
95.06% US 6311185
AT & T CORP
10/30/1997 - 10/30/2001
Method and apparatus for modifying an information page
transmitted in a communications network;
95.06% US 6199096
EFUSION INC
3/14/1997 - 3/6/2001
Method and apparatus for synchronizing information browsing
among multiple systems;
95.02% US 5949326
SONY CORP
2/13/1997 - 9/7/1999
Internet monitoring and input pager;
94.94% US 6907418
HOSEO UNIVERSITY
4/12/2001 - 6/14/2005
Advertisement servicing system using e-mail arrival notifying
program and method therefor;
94.91% US 8064890
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC
4/9/2010 - 11/22/2011
System and method for developing information for a wireless
information system;
94.88% US 5963913
SILICON GRAPHICS INC
2/28/1997 - 10/5/1999
System and method for scheduling an event subject to the
availability of requested participants;
94.86% US 7472166
INTEL CORP
8/31/2000 - 12/30/2008
Assisting users with web pages;
94.81% US 20030137544
NOT ASSIGNED
11/22/2002 - 7/24/2003
Information service;
94.81% US 20040073629
IBM
10/2/2003 - 4/15/2004
Method of accessing internet resources through a proxy with
improved security;
94.76% US 20010037369
NOT ASSIGNED
4/19/2001 - 11/1/2001
Method of assigning an e-mail address;
94.74% US 20010042097
NOT ASSIGNED
7/20/1999 - 11/15/2001
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIONALLY ALERTING
INTERNET CLIENTS AND DELIVERING INFORMATION BY
WIRELESS NETWORK;
94.69% US 20030018747
NOT ASSIGNED
7/18/2002 - 1/23/2003
Web presence detector;
94.66% US 7251234
R R DONNELLEY AND SONS
COMPANY
8/15/2002 - 7/31/2007
Apparatus and methods for accessing an information
resource;
94.65% US 5862330
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
7/16/1996 - 1/19/1999
Technique for obtaining and exchanging information on wolrd
wide web;
94.59% US 20030081591
NOT ASSIGNED
10/31/2001 - 5/1/2003
System and method for routing email messages to appropriate
ones of geographically distributed email servers;
94.58% US 7979900
ALPHAWOLF CONSULTING
INC
5/29/2002 - 7/12/2011
Method and system for logging into and providing access to a
computer system via a communication network;
94.51% US 6031836
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
9/13/1996 - 2/29/2000
Web-page interface to telephony features;
94.49% US 8171103
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING
INC
8/27/2004 - 5/1/2012
Methods and apparatus for providing access to content;
94.47% US 7917390
SONY CORP
2/16/2001 - 3/29/2011
System and method for providing customized advertisements
over a network;
94.44% US 6226677
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT
CORP
1/15/1999 - 5/1/2001
Controlled communications over a global computer network;
94.43% US 7117245
IRIS WIRELESS LLC
7/5/2000 - 10/3/2006
Global communication method and system;
94.42% US 20020184318
NOT ASSIGNED
5/30/2001 - 12/5/2002
Method and system for remote utilizing a mobile device to share
data objects;
94.42% US 20040039778
NOT ASSIGNED
8/28/2003 - 2/26/2004
Internet communication;
94.41% US 20040205198
NOT ASSIGNED
4/8/2004 - 10/14/2004
Anonymous location service for wireless networks;
94.39% US 6646542
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS LLC 11/19/1996 - 11/11/2003
Global paging system using packet-switched digital
data network and remote country designation;
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94.28% US 20020116472
NIRAGONOGO INC
2/20/2001 - 8/22/2002
Method and system for pushing content through cellular
network;
94.26% US 6219709
IBM
5/19/1997 - 4/17/2001
System and method for accessing data files in a computer
network;
94.23% US 20110137817
WAVEMARKET INC
6/1/2010 - 6/9/2011
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND
DISSEMINATING PERSONAL DATA;
94.22% US 6199104
SABRE INC
4/28/1997 - 3/6/2001
Server-based host monitor;
94.20% US 20070255799
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE
COMM AB
4/27/2006 - 11/1/2007
Method of discovering and accessing web pages;
94.20% US 20030088693
NOT ASSIGNED
11/5/2001 - 5/8/2003
System and method for routing email messages to appropriate
ones of geographically distributed email servers;
94.19% US 20100325691
ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M
6/11/2008 - 12/23/2010
Systems and Methods for Enabling a Service Provider to Obtain
and Use User Information;
94.18% US 20020065887
NOT ASSIGNED
5/16/2001 - 5/30/2002
System and method of simultaneously executing POP e-mailing
and chatting, and goods publicity system and method thereby
and internet shopping mall;
94.14% US 7260603
HIGHWAY TO HEALTH INC
11/2/2000 - 8/21/2007
System and method for locating providers over the internet on
short notice;
94.10% US 7099929
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD
7/20/1999 - 8/29/2006
System and method for transferring information in a hypertext
transfer protocol based system;
94.10% US 20050223093
NETIQ CORP
10/15/2004 - 10/6/2005
Systems and methods for tracking web activity;
94.09% US 20020143891
NOT ASSIGNED
3/27/2001 - 10/3/2002
Method and apparatus for a mobile phone with internet link;
94.09% US 5948061
DOUBLE CLICK INC
10/29/1996 - 9/7/1999
Method of delivery, targeting, and measuring advertising over
networks;
94.08% US 6256739
JUNO ONLINE SERVICES INC
11/26/1997 - 7/3/2001
Method and apparatus to determine user identity and limit
access to a communications network;
94.07% US 6321250
ERICSSON INC
10/1/1998 - 11/20/2001
Data communication system and method for transporting
objects over a permanent connections;
94.02% US 20030212592
NOT ASSIGNED
5/9/2002 - 11/13/2003
Internet-based system for gathering and providing contact
information and distributing and receiving petitions;
94.02% US 6188673
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP 9/2/1997 - 2/13/2001
94.00% US 20110093531
SCHNETZLER STEVE
12/22/2010 - 4/21/2011
SERVER PERSISTENCE USING A URL IDENTIFIER;
94.00% US 6981062
SBC TECHN RES INC
4/20/2001 - 12/27/2005
World wide web content synchronization between wireless
devices;
93.93% US 20030163459
NOT ASSIGNED
4/15/2003 - 8/28/2003
Method and a system for creating a dynamic newspaper;
93.91% US 20030083931
CRANE ASSOCIATES INC
6/7/1999 - 5/1/2003
METHOD OF LOCALIZED NETWORK MARKETING;
93.89% US 5948066
MOTOROLA INC
3/13/1997 - 9/7/1999
System and method for delivery of information over narrowband communications links;
93.84% US 20020007398
NOT ASSIGNED
5/2/2001 - 1/17/2002
Instant messaging account system;
93.83% US 20030123098
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO
LTD
11/26/2002 - 7/3/2003
Method and system receiving e-mail via internet fax with only
one point-to-point protocol connection;
93.82% US 20030154290
JEE HWAN MOON
11/7/2002 - 8/14/2003
System and method for realtime-controlling web brower of
user;
93.77% US 20020018236
NOT ASSIGNED
8/9/2001 - 2/14/2002
Bi-directional facsimile mechanism using the internet;
93.76% US 6182113
IBM
9/16/1997 - 1/30/2001
Dynamic multiplexing of hyperlinks and bookmarks;
93.73% US 6731928
TELCONTAR
10/18/2000 - 5/4/2004
Method for providing matching and introduction services to
proximate mobile users and service providers;
93.72% US 20050210379
WEATHERSBY ROBERT
5/19/2005 - 9/22/2005
Internet-based system for dynamically creating and delivering
customized content within remote web pages;
93.70% US 6040784
DATALINK SYSTEMS CORP
3/7/1997 - 3/21/2000
Alphanumeric paging message system operating on internet;
93.70% US 7272638
NETPIA DOT COM INC
2/14/2001 - 9/18/2007
Local area information providing system and method using real
name;
93.64% US 20020061003
ARCH WIRELESS INC
10/22/2001 - 5/23/2002
Method of and system for wireless network access through
server platform integration;
93.57% US 7039708
IBM
8/31/1999 - 5/2/2006
Apparatus and method for establishing communication in a
Using web page hit statistics to anticipate call center traffic;
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computer network;
93.56% US 20030154101
NOT ASSIGNED
2/13/2002 - 8/14/2003
System, methods, and medium for facilitating providing a quote;
93.55% US 7249197
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD
10/20/2000 - 7/24/2007
System, apparatus and method for personalising web content;
93.55% US 20010003175
NOT ASSIGNED
11/30/2000 - 6/7/2001
Apparatus and method for checking real name on internet;
93.55% US 5909671
IBM
2/4/1997 - 6/1/1999
System and method for controlling data access in a computer
network;
93.55% US 20010051978
NOT ASSIGNED
10/13/1999 - 12/13/2001
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A
PERSONALIZATION SERVICE ACROSS A NETWORK;
93.54% US 5604788
MOTOROLA INC
3/16/1995 - 2/18/1997
Wireless messaging system with electronic mail replication;
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