911 Patent Survey Report

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Table of Contents

IP PARTNER BACKGROUND			5
AUTHOR			6
LIST OF EXHIBITS			9
APPENDICES			11
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY			13
1 INTRODUCTION			19
	1.1 DEFINITIONS OF 911 AND EMERGENCY SERVICE NETWORK SYSTEM		19
		1.1.1 Definition by state law	19
		1.1.2 Definition by IP Partner	19
	1.2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF 911 INDUSTRY		20
	1.3 911 MARKET SIZE		20
	1.4 911 MARKET DRIVERS		22
	1.5 ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN MARKET SUCCESS		23
2 METHODOLOGY 3 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE 30 3.1 KEY FINDINGS 30 3.2 INNOVATION PACE OF 911 TECHNOLOGIES 30 3.2.1 Number Of Granted Patents From 1971 To 2005 30 3.2.2 Innovation Pace and Its Doubling Effects 32 3.3 PATENT PIPELINE 33 3.4 PATENT-HOLDERS 34 3.5 ASSIGNEE COUNTRIES 36 3.6 TRENDS IN 911 INNOVATION PACE 37 3.7 DRIVING FORCES FOR 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE 38			25
	2.1 PATENT SURVEY SCOPE		25
	2.2 PATENT SEARCH METHODS		26
	2.3 PATENT SCREENING METHODS		27
	2.4 PATENT SCREENING AND RANKING RESULTS		29
3 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE			30
	3.2 INNOVATION PACE OF 911 TECHNOLOGIES		30
		3.2.1 Number Of Granted Patents From 1971 To 2005	30
		3.2.2 Innovation Pace and Its Doubling Effects	32
	3.3 PATENT PIPELINE		33
	3.4 PATENT-HOLDERS		34
c	3.5 ASSIGNEE COUNTRIES		36
c	3.6 TRENDS IN 911 INNOVATION PACE		37
c	3.7 DRIVING FORCES FOR 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE		38
4 TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE c			40
c	4.1 KEY FINDINGS		40
c	4.2 THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGIES FOR 911 NETWORK SYSTEMS		40
c	4.3 TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OVER TIME		44
c	4.4 THE INNOVATION HOT SPOT		46
c	4.5 FUNCTIONS IN 911 AND EMERGENCY SERVICE NETWORK SYSTEMS		47
		4.5.1 Definition for 911 Functions	47
		4.5.2 Distribution of 911 Publications by Function	48
		4.5.3 The Evolution Pattern of Functions Over Time	49
c	4.6 WIRELESS AND WIRELINE DEVICES		50
c	4.7 DEVICES SUPPORTING THE DETECT, INITIATE AND LOCATE FUNCTIONS		53
c	4.8 THE WIRELESS AND WIRELINE FACTOR FOR DEVICES		55
5 COMPETITIVE IMPLICATION OF THE 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE			56
c	5.1 KEY FINDINGS		56
c	5.2 THE TOP PLAYERS BY PATENT PORTFOLIO SIZE		56
c	5.3 THE COMPETING AREAS BY THE TOP PLAYERS		57
c	5.4 TOP PLAYERS’ ADOPTION OF WIRELESS AND WIRELINE PLATFORMS		59
c	5.5 CHOICE OF DEVICES BY THE TOP PLAYERS		60
c	5.6 TOP PLAYERS’ INNOVATION PACE OVER TIME		61
c	5.7 TOP PLAYERS’ PATENT PIPELINE		62
c	5.8 THE TOP PLAYERS’ CONTRIBUTION TO THE 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE OVER TIME		64
c	5.9 THE COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS IN 911 PATENT LANDSCAPE		66
c	5.10 SUMMARY OF TOP PLAYERS’ TECHNOLOGIES		69
		5.10.1 Lucent	69
		5.10.2 Ericsson	70
		5.10.3 SBC Communications	72
		5.10.4 BellSouth	73
		5.10.5 Motorola	75
		5.10.6 Royal Thoughts	77
		5.10.7 Siemens AG	79
		5.10.8 Matsushita Electric	81
		5.10.9 Nokia Group	83
		5.10.10 True Position	84
		5.10.11 Verizon	86
		5.10.12 AT & T Corp.	87

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1.1: A brief history of 911 and emergency service network industry	21
Exhibit 2.1: List of IPCs with high occurrence of 911 patents	27
Exhibit 2.2: Summary of patent ranking results	29
Exhibit 3.1: Accumulated number of granted 911 patents from 01/01/1970 to 03/03/2005	30
Exhibit 3.2: Annual and accumulative number of granted patents from 01/01/1970 to 03/03/2005	31
Exhibit 3.3: Characteristics of 911 innovation pace by period	32
Exhibit 3.4: Number of annual publications from 1971 to 2005	32
Exhibit 3.5: The 911 patent landscape by document types in number of counts	33
Exhibit 3.6: The 911 patent landscape by document types in percentage	34
Exhibit 3.7: Number and percentage of annual published applications in 2001-2005	34
Exhibit 3.8: Comparison of publications by period	34
Exhibit 3.9: Percentage of assigned and non-assigned documents in granted patents	35
Exhibit 3.10: The average number of granted patents per assignee by time periods	35
Exhibit 3.11: Distribution of all assigned publications by assignee country	36
Exhibit 3.12: Percentage of publications by U.S. and non-U.S. assignees over time period	36
Exhibit 3.13: Publications by U.S. and Non-U.S. assignees over time period	37
Exhibit 4.1: Top ten classes of technologies in 911 patent landscape by IPC main code	41
Exhibit 4.2: Description and distribution of the top ten technologies by IPC main code	41
Exhibit 4.3: Top ten technologies in 911 patent landscape by IPC sub-code	42
Exhibit 4.4: Description and distribution of the top ten technologies by IPC sub-code	42
Exhibit 4.5: A hierarchical map of the most important technologies for 911 systems	43
Exhibit 4.6: Technological evolution pattern over time	44
Exhibit 4.7: Annual publications of the top ten sub-technologies in 2000-2004	46
Exhibit 4.8: Conceptual flow diagram of seven functions in 911 patent publications	47
Exhibit 4.9: The distribution of 911 functions by publications	48
Exhibit 4.10: The distribution of 911 functions by percentage	49
Exhibit 4.11: Comparison of function size as a percentage of all 911 publications in each period	49
Exhibit 4.12: Comparison of function size as a percentage of annual 911 publications in 2000-2004	50
Exhibit 4.13: Flow diagram of the functions and their main components in a 911 network system	51
Exhibit 4:14: Distribution of wireless, wireline, and combined devices	52
Exhibit 4.15: The number of the wireless, wireline, and combination devices over time period	52
Exhibit 4.16: Distribution of devices for Detect, Initiate and Locate functions	53
Exhibit 4.17: Number of publications by device type over time period	54
Exhibit 4.18: Comparison of devices used for Detect, Initiate, and Locate functions	54
Exhibit 4.19: The number of devices built on wireless, wireline or a combined platform	55
Exhibit 5.1: Twelve Top players in the 911 patent landscape by patent portfolio size	57
Exhibit 5.2: The number of functions by the top players and their share among all 911 publications in function	57
Exhibit 5.3: Patent profiles by function among top players	59
Exhibit 5.4: Top Players’ profile by wireless, wireline or a combined platform	60
Exhibit 5.5: Comparison of the top players’ choice of devices	61
Exhibit 5.6: The distribution pattern of device type in top players vs. in all 911 publications	61
Exhibit 5.7: Number of publications by the top players over three periods	62
Exhibit 5.8: Comparison of the top players’ patent pipeline by number and percentage of applications	63
Exhibit 5.9: Patent filing activities by the top players during 2000-2004	64
Exhibit 5.10: The number of 911 publications and the corresponding shares by the top players over time	65
Exhibit 5.11: The number of annual 911 publications and the corresponding share by the top players during 2000-2004	65
Exhibit 5.12: At-a-glance view of the competitive landscape of 911 patents	66
Exhibit 5.13: Lucent’s patent profile by function	69
Exhibit 5.14: Ericsson’s patent portfolio by function	71
Exhibit 5.15: SBC Communications’ patent portfolio by function	72
Exhibit 5.16: BellSouth patent portfolio by function	74
Exhibit 5.17: Motorola’s patent portfolio by function	75
Exhibit 5.18: Royal Thoughts patent portfolio by function	78
Exhibit 5.19: Siemens AG’s patent portfolio by function	79
Exhibit 5.20: Matsushita Electric’s patent portfolio by function	81
Exhibit 5.21: Nokia Group’s patent portfolio by function	83
Exhibit 5.22: True Position’s patent portfolio by function	85
Exhibit 5.23: Verizon’s patent portfolio by function	86
Exhibit 5.24: AT&T Corp.’s patent portfolio by function	87

Appendices

Appendix 1: List of Core 911 Patent Publications (1,049 Items)	90
Appendix 2: 911 Patent Publications for Detect Function (169 Items)	90
Appendix 3: 911 Patent Publications for Initiate Function (396 Items)	90
Appendix 4: 911 Patent Publications for Locate Function (377 Items)	90
Appendix 5: 911 Patent Publications for Route Function (223 Items)	90
Appendix 6: 911 Patent Publications for Answer Function (37 Items)	90
Appendix 7: 911 Patent Publications for Respond Function (127 Items)	90
Appendix 8: 911 Patent Publications for Notify Function (107 Items)	90
Appendix 9: Lucent’s 911 Patent Publications (42 Items)	90
Appendix 10: Ericsson’s 911 Patent Publications (36 Items)	90
Appendix 11: SBC Communications’ 911 Patent Publications (25 Items)	90
Appendix 12: Bellsouth’s 911 Patent Publications (21 Items)	90
Appendix 13: Motorola’s 911 Patent Publications (21 Items)	90
Appendix 14: Royal Thought’s 911 Patent Publications (19 Items)	90
Appendix 15: Siemens AG’s 911 Patent Publications (19 Items)	90
Appendix 16: Matsushita Electric’s 911 Patent Publications (17 Items)	90
Appendix 17: Nokia Group’s 911 Patent Publications (16 Items)	90
Appendix 18: TruePosition’s 911 Patent Publications (16 Items)	90
Appendix 19: Verizon’s 911 Patent Publications (14 Items)	90
Appendix 20: AT&T Corp.’s 911 Patent Publications (14 Items)	90