IPCalculus - Cloud Computing Patenting Activity

1. Patenting activity in Cloud Computing http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

2. Contents http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

3. Overview • Cloud computing is internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand, like the electricity grid. • Cloud computing is a paradigm shift following the shift from mainframe to client–server in the early 1980s. Details are abstracted from the users, who no longer have need for expertise in, or control over, the technology infrastructure "in the cloud" that supports them. • Cloud computing describes a new supplement, consumption, and delivery model for IT services based on the Internet, and it typically involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources. It is a byproduct and consequence of the ease-of-access to remote computing sites provided by the Internet. • This frequently takes the form of web-based tools or applications that users can access and use through a web browser as if it were a program installed locally on their own computer. • According to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), term "cloud" is used as a metaphor for the Internet, based on the cloud drawing used in the past to represent the telephone network, and later to depict the Internet in computer network diagrams as an abstraction of the underlying infrastructure it represents. • Typical cloud computing providers deliver common business applications online that are accessed from another Web service or software like a Web browser, while the software and data are stored on servers. A key element of cloud computing customization and the creation of a user-defined experience. • Most cloud computing infrastructures consist of services delivered through common centers and built on servers. Clouds often appear as single points of access for all consumers' computing needs. Commercial offerings are generally expected to meet quality of service (QoS) requirements of customers, and typically include SLAs. http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

4. Technology classification • As shown in the above mind map Cloud computing is further categorized into Hardware virtualization, Features and other categories. • This is the broad level classification of cloud computing. We at IPCalculus drill down each level class into niche technology areas. For example above mind map, we have categorize “Features” and “Hardware Virtualization” into the possible niche technology areas. • Similarly we drill down other categories up to the last possible level. • This kind of analysis is very helpful to identify your competitors and track their IP activity even in to the very niche segment of technology areas. • Note: To access complete classification & comprehensive landscape report, please contact us at +1-619-618-0414 OR send your query on http://www.ipcalculus.com/contactus.php http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

5. Patent distribution by top 10 Assignee http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

6. Geographical patent distribution Geographical patent distribution with Country code, patent count and percentage http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

7. Patent distribution by top IPC class http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

8. Patent distribution by top US class http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

9. Patent distribution by top 10 ECLA class http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

10. Patent distribution by Application year http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

11. Patent distribution by Publication year http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

12. Patent distribution by Priority year http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

13. Issued and Published Patent Distribution by Application year http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

14. Issued and Published Patent Distribution by Publication year http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

15. Issued and Published Patent Distribution by Priority year http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

16. About IPCalculus IPCalculus is an Intellectual Property research & analytical consulting firm based in India, providing customized services in the form of Patent landscape analysis, Patent portfolio analysis, Patent searches (Prior-art, Patentability/Novelty, Invalidation, Infringement, and Freedom to Operate), Patent alert and monitoring, Legal status updates, Trend analysis, Patent to Product mapping and Patent licensing. Our expertise lies in generating valuable IP intelligence by analyzing patent, non-patent, product, clinical trial, regulatory filing, premarket approval, recalls and other technical & competitive information. Our customized, interactive, dynamic & collaborative reporting system "IP Analytics Manager" integrate patent, non-patent, product, clinical trial, regulatory filing, premarket approval, recalls and other technical & competitive information. We provide consistent high quality IP research & analytical services in the field of medical devices, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, electronics, telecommunications, chemistry, mechanical and many more. http://www.ipcalculus.com 2010 © IPCalculus Services info@ipcalculus.com

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