REVISION CHANGES TO THE IPC DURING THE NEXT TWO YEARS

Koichi Matsushita - WIPOFebruary 2010

2

REVISION PROJECTS

A projects (originated from Trilateral Harmony projects)

3

Revision project A014:

SELECTIVE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION, e.g. interactive television, VOD [Video On Demand]

New main group under subclass H04N will be created and subdivided into over 150 new subgroups

21/00 Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television, VOD [Video On Demand] (broadcast communication H04H; arrangements, apparatus, circuits or systems for communication control or processing being characterised by a protocol H04L 29/06; real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N 7/14)

21/20 • Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof21/21 •• Server components or server architectures21/214 ••• Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel or hospital21/218 ••• Source of audio or video content, e.g. local disk arrays21/2183 •••• Cache memory21/2187 •••• Live feed21/222 ••• Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server or cable television Head-end21/2225 •••• Local VOD servers21/226 ••• Internal components of the server21/23 •• Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware21/231 ••• Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers or prioritizing data for deletion21/2312 •••• Data placement on disk arrays21/2315 ••••• using interleaving21/2318 ••••• using striping21/232 ••• Content retrieval operation within server, e.g. reading video streams from disk arrays21/233 ••• Processing of audio elementary streams21/234 ••• Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs (video encoding or transcoding processes per se H04N 7/26)21/2343 •••• involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements21/2347 •••• involving video stream encryption (arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L 9/00; analogue secrecy systems H04N 7/16) 21/235 ••• Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors21/236 ••• Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, …21/2362 •••• Generation or processing of SI [Service Information]21/2365 •••• Multiplexing of several video streams21/2368 •••• Multiplexing of audio and video streams21/237 ••• Communication with additional data server21/238 ••• Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams21/2381 •••• Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an IP [Internet Protocol] network • •

4

Revision project A027:

SPREAD SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS, e.g. CDMA

Groups H04B 1/69 and H04J 13/00 will be subdivided into around 40 new subgroups

13/10 • Code generation13/12 •• Generation of orthogonal codes13/14 •• Generation of codes with a zero correlation zone13/16 • Code allocation13/18 •• Allocation of orthogonal codes13/20 ••• having an orthogonal variable spreading factor [OVSF]13/22 •• Allocation of codes with a zero correlation zone

H04B 1/69 Spread spectrum techniques

H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems

1/692 •• Hybrid techniques using combinations of two or more spread spectrum techniques1/707 •• using direct sequence modulation1/7073 ••• Synchronisation aspects1/7075 •••• with code phase acquisition1/7077 ••••• Multi-step acquisition, e.g. multi-dwell, coarse-fine or validation1/708 ••••• Parallel implementation1/7083 •••• Cell search, e.g. using a three-step approach1/7085 •••• using a code tracking loop, e.g. a delay-locked loop1/7087 •••• Carrier synchronisation aspects1/709 ••• Correlator structure1/7093 •••• Matched filter type1/7095 •••• Sliding correlator type1/7097 ••• Interference-related aspects1/710 •••• the interference being narrowband interference1/7103 •••• the interference being multiple access interference1/7105 ••••• Joint detection techniques, e.g. linear detectors1/7107 ••••• Subtractive interference cancellation1/711 •••• the interference being multi-path interference1/7113 ••••• Determination of path profile1/7115 ••••• Constructive combining of multi-paths, i.e. RAKE receivers1/7117 •••••• Selection, re-selection, allocation or re-allocation of paths to fingers, e.g. timing offset control of allocated fingers1/712 •••••• Weighting of fingers for combining, e.g. amplitude control or phase rotation using an inner loop1/713 •• using frequency hopping1/7136 ••• Arrangements for generation of hop frequencies, e.g. using a bank of frequency sources, using continuous tuning or using a transform1/7143 ••• Arrangements for generation of hop patterns1/715 ••• Interference-related aspects • •

5

Revision project A032:

BUSINESS METHODS

5 main groups under subclass G06Q will be subdivided into over 50 new subgroups

10/00 Administration; Management

20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols (apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F 7/08, G07F 19/00; electronic cash registers G07G 1/12)

30/00 Commerce, e.g. shopping or e-commerce

40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

50/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for a specific business sector, e.g. utilities or tourism

10/02 • Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events10/04 • Forecasting or optimisation, e.g. linear programming, "travelling salesman problem" or "cutting stock problem"10/06 • Resources, workflows, human or project management, e.g. organising, planning, scheduling or allocating time, human or machine resources; Enterprise planning; Organisational models10/08 • Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping; Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders10/10 • Office automation, e.g. computer aided management of electronic mail or groupware (electronic mail network systems H04L 12/58; electronic mail protocols H04L 29/06); Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting20/02 • involving a neutral third party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]20/04 • Payment circuits20/06 •• Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used only among participants of a common payment scheme or money generated by private organisations20/08 • Payment architectures20/10 •• specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems20/12 •• specially adapted for electronic shopping systems20/14 •• specially adapted for billing systems20/16 •• Payments settled via telecommunication systems20/18 •• involving self-service terminals [SSTs], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals20/20 •• Point-of-sale [POS] network systems20/22 • Payment schemes or models20/24 •• Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"20/26 •• Debit schemes, i.e. "pay now"20/28 •• Pre-payment schemes, i.e. "pay before"20/30 • characterised by the use of specific devices20/32 •• using wireless devices20/34 •• using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards20/36 •• using electronic wallets or electronic money safes20/38 • Payment protocols; Details thereof20/40 •• Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists20/42 •• Confirmation, e.g. check or permission by the legal debtor of payment

30/02 • Marketing, e.g. market research and analysis, surveying, promotions, advertising, buyer profiling, customer management or rewards; Price estimation or determination30/04 • Billing or invoicing30/06 • Buying, selling or leasing transactions30/08 •• Auctions

40/02 • Banking, e.g. interest calculation, credit approval, mortgages, home banking or on-line banking40/04 • Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange40/06 • Investment, e.g. financial instruments, portfolio management or fund management40/08 • Insurance, e.g. risk analysis or pensions

50/02 • Agriculture; Fishing; Mining50/04 • Manufacturing50/06 • Electricity, gas or water supply50/08 • Construction50/10 • Hotels or restaurants50/12 • Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping50/14 • Transportation; Communications 50/16 •• Travel agencies50/18 •• Post and telecommunications (franking apparatus G07B 17/00)50/20 • Services50/22 •• Real estate50/24 •• Legal services; Handling legal documents50/26 •• Education50/28 •• Health care, e.g. hospitals (processing of medical or biological data for scientific purposes G06F 19/00) ; Social work50/30 ••• Patient record management50/32 •• Government or public services50/34 • Betting or bookmaking; e.g. Internet betting

6

REVISION PROJECTS

C projects

7

Revision project C452:

NANO-TECHNOLOGY

IPC/WG21 (June 2009)

Note defining "nano-size" and "nano-structure" under class B82 was approved. "nano-size" or "nano-scale" relate to a controlled

geometrical size below 100 nanometres (nm) in one or more dimensions

"nano-structure" means an entity having at least one nano-sized functional component that makes physical, chemical or biological properties or effects available, which are uniquely attributable to the nano-scale

8

Revision project C452:

NANO-TECHNOLOGY

IPC/WG21 (June 2009)

New subclass B82Y was created to collect in one place, readily visible to all users,

all art related to nano-technology to serve for serching, in combination with

classfication symbols, nano-technology aspects in places where subdivisions relating to nano-technology are not explicit

9

Revision project C452:

NANO-TECHNOLOGY

New main groups covering nano-technology applications were approved

5/00 Nano-biotechnology or nano-medicine, e.g. protein engineering or drug delivery

10/00 Nano-technology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic

15/00 Nano-technology for interacting, sensing or actuating, e.g. quantum dots as markers in protein assays or molecular motors

20/00 Nano-optics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals

25/00 Nano-magnetism, e.g. magnetoimpedance, anisotropic magnetoresistance, giant magnetoresistance or tunneling magnetoresistance

30/00 Nano-technology for materials or surface science, e.g. nano-composites

99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

35/00 Methods or apparatus for measurement or analysis of nano-structures

40/00 Manufacture or treatment of nano-structures

10

Revision project C456:

Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST)

IPC/CE41 (February 2009)

New Revision Project in the area of "Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST)" was created

IPC/WG21 (June 2009)

Two approaches were proposed and comments were invited Creation of a complete list of entries in the

Catchword Index (CI) under the term "EST" Creation of a new Indexing Scheme

11

Revision project C456:

Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST)

IPC/WG22 (November 2009)

Agreed to provide a list of IPC places in the Catchword Index (CI) where EST are likely to be found

Separate publication of the CI list with references of EST places in the IPC, in a readily-accessible manner

12

Revision project C456:

Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST)

Consolidated proposal for a list of IPC places in the CI will be prepared for June 2010

<Example>

13

MAINTENANCE PROJECTS

Correction of titles or hierarchal structure which do not necessitate reclassification of patent documents

Systematic corrections or introduction of new features in the IPC Removal of non-limiting references Introduction of residual main groups etc.

14

DEFINITION PROJECTS

New or amended definitions needed for revision projects will be provided

Approximately 40 new definitions will be provided during the next two years

15

SUMMARY

New and revised scheme will enter into force to accommodate new technology and thereby facilitate access to the patent documents and improve search efficiency

New and amended definitions needed for revision projects will be provided

IP5 projects will be the driving force behind the future IPC revison

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Any Questions ?