AI is not something futuristic any more, but has become an integrated part of our day to day life in IP. Earlier on, AI applications were isolated elements of the searcher’s activities; today, they are fully integrated in the workflow of technology monitoring, allowing to undertake the step from Artificial to Augmented Intelligence.

1. Integrated Artificial
Intelligence –
A Factory Progress Report

2. FROM
TECHNOLOGY MONITORING
TO
TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT

3. SWISS CENTER FOR DATA
ANALYSIS - CENTREDOC
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CENTREDOC has been created 57
years ago by the Swiss Watch
Industry as a shared ressource for
Technology Monitoring.
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CENTREDOC is a privately owned
cooperative with 35 members
(31.12.2020). Some of them: Swatch
Group, Nestlé, Rolex, CSEM.
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CENTREDOC counts 19 collaborators
specialised in technology monitoring
and strategic innovation support
services.
150
CENTREDOC annualy serves more
than 150 customers on a regular
basis. Some of them : Essilor, Sanofi,
Scott Sport, Buhler, Georg Fischer,
or Armasuisse.

4. AI-SDV NICE 2021
2 Topics of the presentation:
- Factory Report: Main development
focus in business intelligence from
2015 to 2021
- AI integration through tailormade
partnerships for our cooperators and
customers

5. AI
Methodology Optimisation Automation Analysis & Synthesis
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
7 years of business Intelligence developpment at CENTREDOC – contributions to
the evaluation of prospective technologies
2020
x

6. Know-how to implement patent and scientific literature Landscaping
Landscape: statistical in-
depth analysis
«Bulk» Data
(+5000 documents)
TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPING – Methodology & automation challenges

7. Technology description Transformation into
complex search queries
Data collection AI-supported
classification
Statistical analysis and
reporting
Know-how to implement patent and scientific literature Landscaping
TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPING – Methodology & automation challenges

8. CENTREDOC services : On request patent landscapes

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Example: Mouvement amagnétiques - Evolution temporelle
(Date de première priorité)
Spiral Echappement
Balancier Axes Autres
Retour de l'horlogerie mécanique
DE19651320 – Cage pour spiral & balancier
L. Schmidt
Seiko
Rolex
Nb-Zr (Parachrome)
Carbontime
Elinvar-NiP
Swatch Group
K. Damasko
LVMH
Richemont
Complitime
G. Levingston Ball Watch

10. Four steps:
1) Training
2) Self-Learning
3) Prediction
4) Verification
TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPING – AI integration
Categorisation of big quantities of data by using outstanding Artificial Intelligence tools

11. Artificial Intelligence
Integration
Search
Select
Categorize

12. Artificial Intelligence
Search
Select
Categorize
WEBINAR DATE TBD

13. TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPING – Process optimisation
Statistical analysis and indicators – Main questions
Maturity level?
Who?
Evolution ?
Where?

14. CENTREDOC services : On request enhanced patent landscapes

15. CENTREDOC services : Industry / Territorial studies

16. Definition of 4 Readiness levels
ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS
S-T-A-R (Swiss Technology Adoption Readiness) Index

17. EXAMPLE REPORTS ON THE SWISS READINESS IN…
→ Integration into Company Newsletters
Mobility Energy Information Communication

18. Example: The future of Mobility in Switzerland

19. Example: The future of Mobility in Switzerland

20. Example: The future of Mobility in Switzerland

21. Example: The future of Mobility in Switzerland

22. Example: The future of Mobility in Switzerland

23. CENTREDOC services : Technology intelligence
→ Find sub-contractors
→ Find partners
→ Collect first hand intelligence
Define the target
Select companies
Contact companies
Collect data
Reporting
Option: Collect samples

24. ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS
FOCUS – FOresight CUstom Search engine
→ More than 60 foresight sources
→ Classified by geographical coverage
https://deftech.ch/focus/

25. CENTREDOC services : Create dedicated search engine
Automated feed into RAPID

26. TECHNOLOGY MONITORING BULLETINS
360° Monitoring
Patents & Scientific
publications
Specialized
journals News
Companies
websites
Defense-related
organisms info

27. TECHNOLOGY MONITORING BULLETINS
360° Monitoring
Patents & Scientific
publications
Specialized
journals News
Companies
websites
Defense-related
organisms info
Analysis & synthesis
(e.g. Patentsight)
Quarterly Monitoring Bulletin

30. CENTREDOC services : Market Intelligence

31. Image: geniusgadget.com
HEAR THE SIGNALS
SEE THE MOVEMENTS
COMMUNICATE THE TRENDS

32. CUSTOMER PROJECTS
TRANSFORMING
TECHNOLOGY MONITORING INTO
TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT

33. SELECT
METHODO-
LOGY
SEARCH CLUSTER ANALYSE SYNTHESISE
From the
REQUEST
To the
STAR
TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT
applied to key customer topics
Apply the Technology Foresight
methodology to selected key topics at
customer level
1 2 3 4 5

34. From the
REQUEST
To the
STAR
Your Project Team
Rebeca Valledor
Senior Data
Analyst
David Borel
Head of
Foresight Team
Harald Jenny
CEO

35. A FACTORY PROGRESS REPORT
BY
CENTREDOC
JACQUET DROZ 1
2002 NEUCHÂTEL
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