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Abstract
The touch screen panel industry show good results even though demands for home
electronics including display are radically decreasing due to the global
economic slowdown.
Nisha, the top 1 touch window maker which is employed in mobile phones, from
Japan recorded 20.3% increase in sales in 4Q 2008 compared to 4Q 2007. The
sales of electronics which include mobile phone touch window products
especially recorded 93% increase. Young Fast and J Touch, two of top 5 touch
screen panel makers in Taiwan, also announced their radical increases in sales
in 4Q 2008. Digitech Systems, a leading touch screen panel maker in Korea, is
projected to have large increase in sales in 4Q 2008 compared to 3Q 2008 as
well.
The touch screen panel industry repeatedly achieved quantitative growths to
gradually worsen competitions between leading makers and late entrants.
Moreover, patents regarding the touch screen panel related technology have
great effects on the market. Therefore, Displaybank analyzed the touch panel
related technology patents.
This report studied and analyzed touch screen panel related patents in Korea,
U.S., Japan, and Europe that were issued before June 14, 2008. It sorted 5,584
valid data from a total of 23,569 raw-data.
As a result, there were total of 2,938 patents regarding the touch screen
panel itself which accounted for 52% of the total. Patents regarding parts
accounted for 23% and user interface accounted for 25%.
Apple (It currently draws attentions with a multi-touch related patent.)
conducted active patent activities since early 2000 till the very recent. It
especially showed activeness in add on type touch screen panel and user
interface fields.
Table of Contents
I. Technical Overview
Chapter 1. Technical Overview
- 1.1. Touch Screen Panel
- 1.2. Classifiication of Touch Screen Panel
- 1.2.1. Resistive Type
- 1.2.2. Capacitive Type
- 1.2.3. SAW Type
- 1.2.4. IR Type
Chapter 2. Market Trends
Chapter 3. Scope of Analysis
- 3.1. Search formula and its Results
- 3.2. Technology Classification of Touch Screen Panel
- 3.3. Final Available Data for Patent Analysis
II. Patent Applicaion Tendency
Chapter 1. Overall Patent Application
- 1.1. Applications by Year
- 1.2. Applications by Technology
- 1.3. Detailed Applications by Technology
- 1.4. Applications by Top 10 Assignee
- 1.5. Applications by Country
- 1.5.1. Applications in Korea
- 1.5.2. Applications in USA
- 1.5.3. Applications in Japan
- 1.5.4. Applications in Europe
Chapter 2. Portfolio Analysis
Chapter 3. Applications by Detailed Technology
- 3.1. Applications of Component Technology
- 3.2. Applications of Panel Technology
- 3.2.1. Applications by Detailed Technology
- 3.3. Applications of User Interface Technology
- 3.3.1. Applications by Detailed Technology
Chapter 4. Applications during these 5 Year
- 4.1. Applications by Year
- 4.2. Applications by Technology
- 4.3. Applications by Assignee
- 4.3.1. Applications of Top 10 Assignee
- 4.3.2. Assignee Activities by Technology
Chapter 5. Assignee Status by Technology in US Patent
- 5.1. Controller IC
- 5.2. Panel
- 5.3. User Interface
Chapter 6. Patent Index & Portfolio Analysis
- 6.1. Overview
- 6.2. TCT & NPR Analysis
- 6.3. R&D Trendss by Country
- 6.4. Marketability Analysis by Technology
- 6.5. Patent Competence Trends by Assignee
Chapter 7. Conclusion
III. In-Depth Analysis
Chapter 1. Scope Analysis
- 1.1. Overview of Major Asssignee Analysis
- 1.2. Overview of Issue Technology by Assignee
Chapter 2. In-Depth Analysis of Major Assignee
- 2.1. SAMSUNG
- 2.1.1. Overall Patent Activities
- 2.1.2. Patent Activities by Technology
- 2.1.3. CompetitorAnalyssisby Citation Relations
- 2.1.4. Patent List by Technology
- 2.1.5. Technology Trend
- 2.1.6. PatentSummary
- 2.2. APPLE
- 2.2.1. Overall Patent Activities
- 2.2.2. Patent Activities by Technology
- 2.2.3. CompetitorAnalyssisby Citation Relations
- 2.2.4. Patent List by Technology
- 2.2.5. Technology Trend
- 2.2.6. PatentSummary
- 2.3. IMMERSION
- 2.3.1. Overall Patent Activities
- 2.3.2. Patent Activities by Technology
- 2.3.3. CompetitorAnalyssisby Citation Relations
- 2.3.4. Patent List by Technology
- 2.3.5. Technology Trend
- 2.3.6. PatentSummary
- 2.4. KIMOTO And NISSHA PRINTING
- 2.4.1. Overall Patent Activities
- 2.4.2. Patent Activities by Technology
- 2.4.3. CompetitorAnalyssisby Citation Relations
- 2.4.4. Patent List by Technology
- 2.4.5. Technology Trend
- 2.4.6. PatentSummary
- 2.5. NITTO DENKO
- 2.5.1. Overall Patent Activities
- 2.5.2. Patent Activities by Technology
- 2.5.3. CompetitorAnalyssisby Citation Relations
- 2.5.4. Patent List by Technology
- 2.5.5. Technology Trend
- 2.5.6. PatentSummary
- 2.6. SMART TECHNOLOGIES
- 2.6.1. Overall Patent Activities
- 2.6.2. Patent Activities by Technology
- 2.6.3. CompetitorAnalyssisby Citation Relations
- 2.6.4. Patent List by Technology
- 2.6.5. Technology Trend
- 2.6.6. PatentSummary
- 2.7. SYNAPTICS
- 2.7.1. Overall Patent Activities
- 2.7.2. Patent Activities by Technology
- 2.7.3. CompetitorAnalyssisby Citation Relations
- 2.7.4. Patent List by Technology
- 2.7.5. Technology Trend
- 2.7.6. PatentSummary
Chapter 3. In-Depth Analysis of Issue Technology
- 3.1. Controller IC
- 3.1.1. Status of Patent Activities
- 3.1.2. Patent Activities by Assignee
- 3.1.3. Citation Relations by Patents
- 3.1.4. Summary of Controller IC
- 3.2. In Cell Type
- 3.2.1. Status of Patent Activities
- 3.2.2. Patent Activities by Assignee
- 3.2.3. Citation Relations by Patents
- 3.2.4. Summary of In Cell Type
- 3.3. Multiple Touch
- 3.3.1. Status of Patent Activities
- 3.3.2. Patent Activities by Assignee
- 3.3.3. Citation Relations by Patents
- 3.3.4. Summary of Multiple Touch
Chapter 4. Patents of others
- 4.1. Forward of other patents
- 4.2. Patent Summary
Chapter 5. Conclusion
