Intellectual property assessments based on component business models

US8275646B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Deborah L. Dunagan · Gainesville, US
• Rick A. Hamilton, II · Charlottesville, US
• Brian M. O'Connell · Morrisville, US
• Arvin Patel · Sunnyvale, US
• Keith R. Walker · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 8, 2009
• Grant date: Sep 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for IP assessment based on a component business model (CBM). The method assesses components in the CBM via a component assessment module, which interrogates an entity (e.g., a user, a third party consultant, and an information database) with questions. Output (including answers to the questions) from the component assessment module is sent to a component detection module. Scores (e.g., numerical scores and/or low, medium, or high scores) are assigned to the components via the component detection module based on the output from the component assessment module. The output from the component assessment module and/or the scores are analyzed to determine whether a gap, a duplication, a conflict, and/or an over-investment exists in at least one of the components.