Lecture 4 Problem Identification Part 2 Becoming Informed

Lecture 4 Problem Identification – Part 2

Becoming Informed ¤ LEARN ABOUT THE PROBLEM! - background analysis ¤ ¤ Literature Searches Patent Searches Web Searches Talk with “experts” and “customers” 2

LEARN ABOUT THE PROBLEM! ¤ Marketing ¤ Psychological/Human Factor ¤ Government/Regulation ¤ Usage ¤ Environment 3

Literature Searches ¤Similar Products ¤Associated/Analogous Products ¤Technology Source: Web, Journals, Publications, Books, Reports 4

Patent Searches ¤Patent n n The grant of a property right to inventor, issued by the Patent Trademark Office Grant “the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling” the invention or “importing” the invention ¤Database – US, UK, Euro, Malaysia, Japan, etc Patent Offices ¤Why patent search? n n To avoid violation of patent law Source of ideas – learn from other designs 5

Patent Document 6

Web Searches ¤ Pool of information available at your doorstep ¤ Examples n n Search engines – www. google. com Online Journals/Publications SIG Catalogues 7

Talk with “experts” and “customers” ¤People who are involved in design or product development ¤Consumer reports 8

Assignment 1 Anda diberikan tanggungjawab merekabentuk sebuah system Batteryoperated Car Jack untuk kegunaan pengguna kenderaan jalanraya yang sering menghadapi masalah mengganti tayar/roda kenderaan apabila berlaku tayar pecah atau bocor. Anda harus memberi keutamaan kepada factor-faktor berikut dalam menghasilkan rekabentuk ini: ¤ ¤ ¤ Kos (kurang dari RM 300/unit) Berat Saiz Modular/Compact Keselamatan Pasaran – domestik dan antarabangsa. 9